"The vampires of this world don't know the pleasures of hunger. They gorge themselves without savoring the kill."
—Sorin Markov
The quote from Feast of Blood, which proves those vampires are aggro type where as sorin takes his time and savor the kill (control).
Posted By:
iSlapTrees
(1/30/2011 9:54:32 AM)
Good card, great artwork but should've been a five drop imo. Even though he is a good planeswalker it's just so much you could do with six mana and by the time you get him out his first ability normally isnt really that helpful.
Posted By:
LarsBM
(10/2/2010 2:16:49 PM)
this guy is dope. he kicked butt in the books too, which made me like him even more.
Posted By:
iNathan
(7/25/2010 7:54:04 PM)
The first Russian planeswalker, commrades!
Posted By:
SgtSwaggr
(5/21/2011 8:36:02 AM)
Play it, let your opponents life become 10 and finish the game with Hidetsugu's Second Rite. Another fun way to win :-)
Posted By:
Marcl91
(4/19/2011 12:50:20 PM)
I think Sorin's best place is alongside other planeswalkers. His +2 ability and good starting loyalty make him second only to Nicol Bolas as the hardest planeswalker to deal with, and his Mindslaver ability makes him incredibly deadly if you don't deal with him.
The mana cost is pretty restrictive, but once he's in play, he can dominate the board.
Really, it's the first ability that makes him great. Adding 2 loyalty counters a turn just makes him really hard to deal with. He gains you life with his ability, but he also gives you pseudo-lifegain by forcing the opponent to attack him instead of you or risk getting Mindslavered. And he gains you even more virtual life by killing off dudes that would have attacked you. And he protects your other planeswalkers splendidly--Mindslavering is really good when you have a Chandra Nalaar one turn away from her own ultimate. The fact that he builds up to his Mindslaver so quickly forc... (see all)
Posted By:
mutantman
(10/24/2009 3:29:47 PM)
@Gezus82: Not all vampires are elegant and refined. In most vampire mythologies, it's the older vampires that are cultured and refined as they have the benefit of very old age (more knowledge and a broader worldview) without the drawback of physical age. At the same time the younger, newly turned vampires tend to be anywhere from "rebellious teenager on a power trip" to "barbaric monster" and the older ones have to reign them in. Even then there are older vampire societies that intentionally embrace their monstrous qualities. This isn't a rant. I'm just really into supernatural creature mythology.
The most important thing to consider in the case of Zendikar vampires is environment. Zendikar is an extremely hostile place that does not allow strong civilization and culture to prosper. And, despite the fact that they don't age, vampires on Zendikar probably don't live as long as those on other planes because of the dangers inherent to Zendikar. All in all, I'd say Zendikar inhere... (see all)
Posted By:
remnant_phoenix
(12/17/2009 10:59:46 AM)
Sorin makes life gain decks cry.
Posted By:
VoidedNote
(6/2/2010 10:55:01 PM)
incidentally, there's a mathematician named S. Sorin who did research on Markov Chains
Posted By:
RaLuna
(1/7/2010 10:08:11 AM)
Opponent pulled Filigree Angel + Master Transmuter lifegain on me with a Borderpost and an Eternity Vessel on the field. He basically had around 300 life. On my turn (probably one turn before death), I use Markov's mind control with a Vampire Hexmage on the field. Hex the Vessel, the borderpost to his/my hand with the Transmuter, play a land, reset his life to 0. One of the best plays I've ever made, all thanks to Markov.
Posted By:
Goatllama
(4/5/2011 5:40:22 PM)