Step 1: Crack a Mimic Vat, Nim Deathmantle or Prototype Portal in limited.
Step 2: Get 1 or 2 Sylvok Replicas.
Step 3: ????
Step 4: Profit.
That probably says more about the other cards than the Sylvok Replica - on its own in limited its a great card, but there are a few rares which actually make it pretty bomby for a common. ^^
Posted By:
JaxsonBateman
(10/24/2010 2:40:44 PM)
At least it's a playable dude. If you're worried about drawing dead cards against a creature only deck, but don't want to have your day ruined by an opponent's Painful Quandary, this is your guy.
For some odd reason, despite being thouroughly pleased with this card, I often wish deep down inside that he were more offensive than defensive ... so as to put your opponent on a clock during an attrition battle... or maybe to trade with moderately sized creatures. I don't know....
Posted By:
Enchantment_Removal
(12/27/2010 5:21:08 PM)
If you're running green in your artifact deck, this guy is worth putting in. Some of the most reliable removal Artifacts have for other artifacts or enchantments when combo'd. A friend of mine runs this with Glissa the Traitor.
Pain in the butt.
Posted By:
Kidrik
(2/16/2011 1:16:01 AM)
An all-around great utility card in Limited. The fact that his ability is so cheap AND doesn't tap to activate makes him pretty much a rock star in his artifact-saturated Limited format. 1/3 isn't too bad in terms of a blocker, either.
As Artscrafter said, putting him in a Vat or Portal is pretty sweet.
Posted By:
Magnor_Criol
(3/26/2011 2:38:16 PM)
@PlankEyeWilly - "How this cards activated ability interact with a Metal Crafted Etched Champion? Is the activated ability uncolored, because the creature is uncolored, or is it green, because of the green mana required to activate the actual ability?"
The source of the ability is this creature, which is colorless regardless of the cost of its ability; therefore, the Champion's protection would not protect it.
Posted By:
SpencerDub
(5/9/2011 2:55:54 AM)
Artifact Creature - Shaman... the most interesting part, and the only one.
Posted By:
Rake_Dalonn
(9/4/2011 12:23:52 AM)
Using this guy in constructed in my Birthing Pod deck. I love this card so much. Opponents always read it, and criticize my card choice, but it does everything i need in one.
A: Works great with Glissa, the Traitor. Can retrieve him after birthing pod up to 4CMC (Solemn Simulacrum, Restoration Angel, Disciple of Bolas, Huntmaster of the Fells etc) with glissa out, 3G, destroy target artifact creature with no card disadvantage.
B: kills an artifact, but specifically Topor Orb. The topor orb neuters a large portion of my deck and Acidic Slime or Viridian Corrupter both are useless against it. This card is the tutorable answer and with 4 Green Sun's Zenith and 4 Viridian Emissary, podding to 3CMC is not hard at all.
C: 3 toughness is so relevant now. autocar... (see all)
Posted By:
flipsyalec
(9/4/2012 9:25:02 AM)
I loved using this guy in my Heartless summoning and Glissa, the Traitor deck. Heartless makes this guy a 1 cost 0/2... in other words a blocking naturalize, and with glissa a repeatable one at that. I used this against infect decks (go ahead, use that Inkmoth Nexus). Then of course the glissa/ perilous myr combo was great (also had birthing pod in case i didnt get heartless out, so this guy was to use there).
using said deck, i went up against an artifact deck and an enchantment deck in a FFA. Those decks cried when i got glissa on the field with this guy.
Posted By:
GunG12aVe
(11/1/2012 9:45:21 PM)
It looks like the Arbiter armor from the Halo series.
Posted By:
Hollenfeuer
(11/26/2013 8:26:43 AM)