In Limited, always fun and a good insurance policy to equip this pest with a Butcher's Cleaver.
Posted By:
Curious_Homarid
(12/7/2011 4:17:39 AM)
Absolutely mean with Curiosity. By turn 3 you're swinging for an extra draw and 1 damage EVERY TURN.
Posted By:
MrFluffyThing
(12/19/2011 11:17:38 AM)
This thing even beats das fleetwing.
Posted By:
AvatarofBro
(12/27/2011 5:18:56 PM)
Too many limited games are won once you equip a Butcher's Cleaver to this guy.
People have said it already: between Spectral Flight, any of the REALLY nice equipments they have, and whatever colour you splash with blue for more enchantments or other buffs,
This card wins far too many games, but I wouldn't rate it low for being so good.
Posted By:
infernox10
(1/20/2012 8:30:36 AM)
While I don't think he heralds the return of Caw-Blade, he can get pretty bonkers with the right equipment. The Swords have already been mentioned, but my favorite so far has actually been Quietus Spike. Nothing like hitting for half + 1 every time!
Posted By:
Mentis_Materiei
(1/26/2012 10:16:26 AM)
Really dislike this card mostly due to the lack of interaction it has with the other player, the difference between hexproof and shroud is massive here especially in limited where he can be buffed with Curiosity Butchers Cleaver and a bunch of other enchantments taking the blocking element of magic almost entirely out of the game for the opponent
Posted By:
Myrderous
(1/30/2012 4:31:49 AM)
This dude is the pants monster. Like most monsters, he's pretty bad without pants. BUT!! If you can put a pair of Levi's on him that make him a 4/1 with lifelink, youz biotches better check yourself before you wreck yourself
Posted By:
casey8720
(2/2/2012 12:16:01 PM)
It's a rogue? It's a rogue! Fairies Tribal! Oona's Blackguard! O_O
Extended is going to eat this. Unblockable trollshroud + forced discard. Fantastic!
This is going to become the card advantage powerhouse I had hoped Surrakar Spellblade would be.
Posted By:
Salient
(2/2/2012 2:53:24 PM)
Really, really should have shroud. But R&D decided to leave shroud alone for a little while and focus on hexproof, like not having +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters in the same set. Well, that decision, while understandable, led to this guy. Who's ridiculous. Players of course complain about the poor flavor, something which Mark Rosewater himself wishes had been addressed before it saw print, e.g. if the card was "As long as CARDNAME isn't enchanted or equipped, it has hexproof," which still doesn't explain why when you target it with, say, Giant Growth the opposing player wouldn't be able to see where your spell ended up and target him then. But trying to adjust for that would make for a very wordy card.
Posted By:
sarroth
(2/28/2012 4:26:24 PM)
He's good when paired with an artifact. However, if you have artifact destroying cards in your hand and maybe a few Redirects and/or Mana Leaks to stop any spell that can pump him, then he's reduced to an annoying pinger. Which can be dealt with by anything that does 1 or more damage to anything across the board.
Posted By:
ZeoStar
(4/24/2012 12:53:29 PM)