Got two of these in one day. One foil and one regular. Gotta say the foil makes it look more demonic because the art seems much darker, and the way the eyes shine...
@Goatllama
Following your request, I will rate your post down, as it mentions MasterofEtherium (I do agree though).
Just watch out for MasterofEfherium. He's the one who posts "dies to _____" on everything.
Posted By:
phyrexiantrygon
(1/9/2012 7:57:33 PM)
Absolutely awesome creature. 4 mana 6/6 flying, trample with "drawback" and wicked art. Absolutely mythic worthy.
Posted By:
Qazior
(1/30/2010 11:28:02 AM)
its a good card cuz its not broken as many others of the set that should have drawback
Posted By:
TheMoustacheCame
(7/10/2010 6:59:31 PM)
Dear Abyssal Persecutor, just because you missed your chance in Planar Chaos doesn't mean it's best for you to just randomly show up in an expansion that doesn't support you...
Posted By:
HuntedWumpusMustDie
(9/11/2010 2:23:05 PM)
Now before anyone else says something. Yes, we all know there are a few hundred thousand ways to sacrifice him once he is on the field, but the trick with him is that you need to have one when the time comes. My advice, don't think "I just need this card and..." think about structuring your whole deck for sacrificing things. Put simply, always plan have a Claws of Gix or something on the field.
Personally though, I like him. He is mostly compatible with most black decks, but at the same time he offers the chance to build a deck around him which is just how a good card should be. You will need something to feed him to, but black has plenty of that and most decks should have some.
So, base rating: ***
Deck building potential: +*
Low deck dependancy: +*/2
Screws you if you don't have the right thing: -*/2
Final: ****
Posted By:
Zoah
(5/17/2010 2:03:11 PM)
The best thing about this card is that his drawback as a Demon doesn't affect you at all until you've already won the game, in which case you more than likely already have removal options open for him.
Posted By:
EnsoZero
(6/12/2010 9:08:55 AM)
Do I think he's good? Of course he is. The problem is, today's standard best standard deck - Jund - can't fit him in because of the 4 CMC. Bloodbraid Elf can't cascade into it, which really disrupts the tempo Jund is supposed to create, but aside from the fact that he's un-cascadable, he's a fantastic beatstick. That being said, he doesn't deserve the $20-30 pricetag he's got going.
Can another deck work with him? Definitely. Will it succeed? Unlikely. It dies to removal, like everything else, and when your hand has nothing but the sacrifice engines that get around Vines of Vastwood and Canopy Cover, such as Gatekeeper of Malakir, Bone Splinters and Fleshbag Marauder, it seems like a much less attractive niche deck to try. Only time will tell to see if the reverse of Platinum Angel will see play.
Posted By:
DonRoyale
(1/29/2010 12:07:07 PM)
I know a lot of people hate it, but I think it is a very well done Mythic in comparison to... say... the Titans or Baneslayer Angel.
Mythics are meant to have cool, epic, unique effects. This card does that 100%, with the most similar card being Platinum Angel, also a worthy Mythic. This card seems perfectly reasonable to me and is a great build around card.
On a sidenote, why is he about the same cost as the first month he came out? I haven't heard anything about him being played in Standard or anything.
Posted By:
JFM2796
(8/19/2011 10:57:48 PM)
Everybody hates on MasterofEtherium because of how he types, but if you look at what he's saying, it makes sense, albeit it's stated pretty poorly.
Posted By:
tazman321
(8/4/2011 7:36:30 PM)
in extended, use him to get opponent down to 6, then rite of consumption
Posted By:
gnilleps
(1/31/2010 5:04:56 PM)