I hate to say I have used him in standard, but him + eldrazi spawn is very good as they provide mass creatures that have the sacrifice outlet built in. you get him and awakening zone then they better have removal.
Posted By:
Cute-Hydra
(4/22/2010 4:23:39 AM)
You have to run this with Cabal Coffers or another mana accelerator to make the cost worthwhile. There are plenty of Zendikar Vampire cards, like Gatekeeper of Malakir or Vampire Lacerator that will keep the opponent weak while you build to this. I'd recommend only playing it in casual though.
Combo it with Skittering Invasion and you've cleared the board in a turn. The deck you would build around this would be incredible on it's own merits, as plenty of sacrifice cards and Blade of the Bloodchief make a Vampire deck ridiculous anyway. Just remember that you have to be able to win without this card too.
Posted By:
Jay13x
(6/7/2010 9:30:55 PM)
People always say toooo expensive, wooont get it out, Betteeeerr things, but were are in the midst of eldrazi spawn tokens, Little bastards that are very easy to make, are mana ramp, and mooost importantly, are sacrificed! you can get this kid out turn 3 (spawning breath, brood birthing, 3 lands) and then start sacing tokens to keep your opponent at bay and attack with your freekin 5/4 flyer on turn 4. A bomb, admitedly in the right deck.
Posted By:
TheSwarm
(7/9/2010 11:13:59 AM)
In response I'll Flameslash
Posted By:
Mattious_Maximous
(7/13/2010 8:04:53 PM)
Great card in the right deck. I have mine in a graveyard deck with lots o creatures that kill when they come into play so I can keep bringing them back out from the graveyard to do it all over again. Butcher gives me a gravepact effect with the added plus that since he's a creature I can use my Debtors Knell to keep bringing him back from the dead too... So for me he blows Gravepact away.
Just use plenty of acceleration, as one should anyway, and he's great/.
Posted By:
donjohnson
(7/27/2010 11:46:06 PM)
I like this card for the sheer fact that when combined with Kalastria Highborn and Nirkana Revenant, Your opponent pays quite nicely for taking out one of your creatures. But agreed, it is best used in multiplayer.
Posted By:
CaptainAwesome13
(8/7/2010 6:02:05 PM)
So he may be really expensive, but Nirkana Revenant helps with that. I've definitely won games while using him plus sacing my Reassembling Skelleton with Cunning Sparkmage
Posted By:
Cancelled
(8/10/2010 3:42:13 PM)
Turns Eldrazi Spawns into Diabolic Edicts. Nifty.
Posted By:
MrBarrelRoll
(9/7/2010 7:09:22 PM)
i can see a really annoying combo of him with plus eldrazi tokens
Posted By:
thegatekeeper
(9/9/2010 9:06:04 PM)
Wizards has been using an interesting template for awhile now:
-Take popular *really* powerful enchantment or spell
-Attach a body to it
-Add 1-3 mana
What's interesting with these is that they can be reanimated or interact in different ways, provide casual with access to these cards since they're often expensive, rare (as in old), and doing this is big and flashy; which is enjoyable for casual tables. You want to say "ARG!" when you see it and unlike gravepact, this provides more fun as it locks the game down a little later and every color has a way to get rid of it.
One of the best things to note about this card is that it's usually card neutral at least; which is also nice for a fatty. You get her ability at least once!
Posted By:
blurrymadness
(5/24/2013 5:34:42 PM)