Vengevine, blood ghast, might be sideboard in standard if your usual playing pllace runs lots of vampires and green decks.
Posted By:
Sironos
(12/6/2010 3:59:08 PM)
It's like Exsanguinate/Death Grasp had a baby with Haunting Echoes.
Posted By:
DacenOctavio
(12/10/2010 2:07:02 AM)
Obviously this card is not "under-rated" but I think it is under utilized. A great deal of decks will have 7 -8 cards in a graveyard in any kind of good matchup in black. Beyond the utility of getting rid of Vengevines and other such recursion this often hits for a Drain life effect. I think most black decks should be running one or 2 of these cards as a finisher, or just a way to really flip around a close game.
Posted By:
SeiberTross
(5/17/2011 1:33:30 PM)
If your opponent has a lot of cards in their graveyard, this could be very devastating, getting rid of reanimation threats AND providing a life drain spell that's cheaper than Drain Life and Consume Spirit AND without the black-mana restriction.
4/5
Posted By:
HippyRei
(4/15/2010 11:54:36 PM)
It gets a plus from me for being able to get rid of any of the legendary Eldrazis if they hit the graveyard and if you play it in response to their triggered ability of shuffling themselves and the entire graveyard back into the library. Not that that would happen very often, lol.
Posted By:
nammertime
(4/27/2010 1:12:06 AM)
YESSSSS...
Mind Funeral
Glimpse the Unthinkable
Archieve Trap
Traumatize
Nemesis of Reason
YESSSSS.....
I can gain life at instant speed.... ohhhh.
A miracle for mill decks...
Puedo ganar vida instantaniamente... hay dios mio
es un milagro para mill decks
Posted By:
nineyears
(4/20/2010 2:07:07 PM)
I really like this card. In the right deck, its two limits (your manabase and their GY) are basically moot. Imagine this in MBC with a bit of ramp. Basically an auto include; sideboard at worst.
The instant speed and single black are what really set it over the top, though. In theory, this is better than all various black drain effects simply for being faster and cheaper.
And yes, Vorthoses, I agree; the flavor is fantastic.
Posted By:
Edward_Mass
(2/26/2013 8:28:03 PM)
I think it got it's ups and downs.
You can't reliably put it into your deck with the purpose of a drain life spell or a finisher in general, since your opponent might not have enough stuff in their graveyard when you need it. Casting this for like X = 2 or = 3 is mediocre at best.
So if I would put it in a deck, the only with the intent of removing someones graveyard, and sometimes gaining some life and dealing some damage that way. But for any other purpose it's not reliable enough.
Posted By:
majinara
(4/17/2010 4:56:10 PM)
Rule 34: In every plane, no exceptions.
Posted By:
Nazgul-Pookyrune
(6/3/2013 9:26:27 PM)
Channel this.
Posted By:
AColonyOfAnts
(8/28/2011 10:01:33 PM)