Something tells me Wizards at first made a copy of Phyrexian Negator, then switched the drawback to "unblockable, protection from red" and forgot to rebalance it. Wizards said they've been power creeping creatures because creature combat is exciting, but then they print a creature that makes you win when it becomes involved in creature combat. Someone f***ed up.
Posted By:
Shard_Fenix
(1/27/2012 8:43:06 PM)
Not a big fan of this guy. The cost means you virtually have to play mono-black, which keeps this thing out of most competitive formats. However, he's universally hated in casual. Which begs the question, "When is it appropriate to play this guy?"
Also, he's boring.
Posted By:
alzabo
(10/11/2012 7:14:04 AM)
Does anybody else think that Wizards is going through a phase of "Phyrexia makes stuff better" with Blightsteel Colossus over Darksteel Colossus and this? On the other hand, I don't like how Wizards is going back on the promise about mythic rares being too powerful.
Posted By:
SloanMcgee
(5/1/2011 9:58:33 PM)
I don't see why all the hype here honestly. Yes, it's a ridiculously overpowered card.. but it's also printed at the same time as about 5 different removals that handle it.
Let's see.. there's dismember obviously, mind control, volition reigns, go for the throat, consuming vapors, geth's verdict, steal it with an act of aggression and sac. it to a culling dias, gatekeeper of malakir, beast within, dispatch, condemn, and so on and so forth. Granted that many of them are in black.
Really, the only time this is deadly is against a full out red aggro deck that has no response to it (although said same deck can also just kill you on turn 3 before this ever gets played), and on top of all that it's 100% mono black.
Oh and that's not even including the colorless removals like brittle effigy.
Still a completely awesome card, but like how thrun was printed last set at the same time as when they printed infect and black sun zenith keeps them under control. Had thrun been printed a... (see all)
Posted By:
Donovan_Fabian
(5/18/2011 4:40:43 PM)
Interesting card when compared to Phyrexian Negator.
Posted By:
SGLinkmaster
(5/20/2011 2:19:15 PM)
I think, if I included this in a deck, that I would swing with mana spare and I'd either get 5 damage through or get it blocked and then pump my opponents creature as much as possible.
Posted By:
Malnourished_Student
(6/6/2011 7:33:51 AM)
All hail New Phyrexia!
Posted By:
Feralsymphony
(6/7/2011 7:19:17 PM)
When I first saw this card, I was overwhelmed. The Negator was already a powerful card, and for one more 
, its drawback is reversed. How could this not be the strongest card ever?
After actually facing it, however, it's not really as scary as it reads. The cost is rather prohibitive, and you can treat it as a 5/5 unblockable creature without really having to worry about its scary ability.
Overall, the reason the negator was feared was because it came out during a time when creatureless control decks were very common in standard, and dark ritual allowed you to blast him out on turn 1 and then just proceed to win. The obliterator exists in a very different environment, and while it's still an excellent card, it's manageable.
Unless, of course, you manage to equip/enchant it. Then it can actually be a very nasty headache.
Posted By:
Asmodi0000
(6/27/2011 9:25:29 AM)
A brilliant card in Mono Black Deck, with the power affordablity and nice abilities to go with it this card is why New Phyrexia exists.
Nice flavour text as well :-)
Posted By:
Dr_Fletchers
(9/3/2011 3:23:48 AM)
Screw Dark Ritualing this second turn. Memniteand Culling of the Weak, baby!
Posted By:
Ryney
(10/11/2011 2:12:34 AM)