This doesn't die to Go for the Throat in limited, or any other popular black -1 counter spells. Now in standard I can see why people would play the other Crusader over this, but I still like him better.
Posted By:
Richard_Hawk
(2/8/2011 11:05:55 AM)
I like this guy, white has plenty of ways to protect him from red (brave the elements, Knight Examplar), and the double strike is pretty nasty, drop after a turn two crusade/honor of the pure, this guy is pretty grizzly at only three cost, never mind having him on the field with Knight Exemplar and having +1/+1 and having indestructible.
Again the only real knock is he can be killed with Lightning bolt or pyroclasm, but at this point I would hardly call that a serious drawback, so do most other creatures.
Posted By:
Lord_FarkwadtehThird
(2/11/2011 5:45:28 PM)
Poor Hearthfire Gobin...well at least his still fits in Goblin decks and {R} decks...
Posted By:
tcollins
(3/4/2011 7:01:45 PM)
This is what happens when you equip Blades of Azzinoth to a human knight.
Posted By:
D_MaULeR
(3/5/2011 11:31:05 AM)
"The only decks this stops in standard are Poison decks, Mono-Black Control..."
Not even those if they're built right. Infect has plenty of artifact creatures (speed bump him with one Necropede and he's a lot less threatening, then proliferate or toss another 'pede at him and he's dead) and black control only has a problem with him if its only creature removal is targeted. Gatekeeper of Malakir and Consuming Vapors don't care about pro black, and if they have too many other creatures for those to work then you're in a good spot to play Black Sun's Zenith.
Mono-green probably has the biggest problem with this guy, but fun fact for any deck: He trades with Perilous Myr.
I will be putting this in my UW Knight deck (Exemplar, Clone, Day of Judgment) as a way to test the waters. Best case, he swings for 6 on turn 4. Worst case, he eats a counter or a bolt that doesn't hit my exemplar.
Posted By:
Artscrafter
(3/9/2011 10:55:45 AM)
He wants the next sword, and he wants it so very, very badly.
Posted By:
desolation_masticore
(3/16/2011 4:21:43 AM)
I got this in a booster pack after desperately wanting it since the set came out. My friend now hates me cause I easily win every game against his Infect deck (after getting 2 more).
Posted By:
Demonic_Math_Tutor
(3/21/2011 4:42:33 AM)
Absolutely the stone-cold nuts when sworded up. Mill twenty, make 2 wolves? Make you discard 2, untap all my lands? While bashing for 8? Thank you very much. Nice game.
Posted By:
cloneffect
(3/21/2011 4:55:13 AM)
@ratchet1215
You seem to forget that BSZ can hit Crusader. If you're on the play, you can actually kill him the moment the turn is passed to you.
Posted By:
Ohms89
(3/28/2011 3:36:42 PM)
knight exemplar helps him kill any titan unscathed. powerful for three mana
Posted By:
bigdeezy88
(4/4/2011 2:48:49 AM)