@Sir_Kaeru; hes from Bant. And he's got behind-the-scenes deals with Nicol Bolas, which is damn cool.
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(8/25/2010 5:55:58 PM)
This card wins just for introducing 'Bribery Counters'. It would be fun some day to see a list of every sort of counter that exists in the game, from the standard +/- 1/1 to the obscure little beauties like this. It would also be hiiiiilarious to see someone win a game by using this to deck their opponent, though that's pretty unlikely.
2 mana to stop a brute monster in its tracks, with a secondary 'cost' that can be made into a bad thing with a little ingenuity is an alright little effect though.
Posted By:
GradiustheFox
(3/3/2010 2:39:21 AM)
this guy is so good when protected. It's almost laughable. Oh btw, the counters don't go away when he dies, so you throw another one out there to take over.
With Vines of Vastwood, and maybe some Dispels or Negates you should be fine. I like this guy a lot.
Posted By:
coyotemoon722
(5/26/2010 1:52:45 AM)
@Sene: Don't forget, if you play a second one after the removal, the bribery counters still work, so the calculation isn't that simple.
Not a bad card, but the "draws a card" part is very annoying.
Posted By:
Belz_
(6/17/2010 4:42:04 PM)
Xenograft, Myr fueled untap, and you've got yourself an infinite mill combo.
Posted By:
BastianQoU
(10/14/2011 8:25:21 PM)
5/5 for quoting The Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase.
Posted By:
Psychrates
(11/18/2011 7:13:05 PM)
What makes the politics really interesting is when you have a Leech Bonder and some sort of tap engine(Paradise Mantle, Ocular Halo, or Hermetic Study). You can switch the Bribe counters around to maximize their use, like giving a temporary ally a bunch of free draws and then switching all of those counters to make another player wide open. And with Proliferate, it just gets stupid. Give one creature a counter, proliferate, move one of the counters to another monster, proliferate, move two more counters to two more creatures, proliferate, etc, etc...
And of course Consecrated Sphinx is just dumb.
Posted By:
Kelptic183
(11/27/2011 7:11:58 PM)
This guy is essentaily Pacifism in a creature form. 2 mana and tap him to stop a blocker or attacker dead. He is great in my Bant/Naya deck.
Posted By:
Demonic_Angel13
(12/28/2009 8:16:53 PM)
Being one of Bolas's minions, Gwafa knows how to give you hell. A very Blue/White effect that I wish never existed. When someone's running this inside a Bant deck, they just pacify your big creatures, and run in with 1. This is made ever so easier with cards like Unbender Tine, for the same colors. No matter who you're playing, unless the creature has shroud or protection, you can take them down.
And an opponent drawing a card is a meager price to pay for keeping Emrakul, Ulamog, Kozilek, Darksteel Colossus, Phage, Nicol Bolas, Baneslayer Angel, or (your choice of creature here) at bay.
I hate this card, but Black has a solution to your problems. As always, Royal Assassin will get the job done.
Posted By:
DeathDark
(7/24/2010 4:16:25 PM)
Don't forget that this guy can take down Grizzly Bears all by himself. Badass.
Posted By:
Totema
(8/13/2012 10:58:30 AM)