i hate control so much my pithing needle grew legs so it can punch your jace in the face.
Posted By:
rinoh20
(3/30/2011 6:13:37 PM)
Slightly more susceptible to removal than Pithing Needle, but in some cases I'd play this over the needle. The 2 power makes this quite worthwhile.
Posted By:
raptorjesus69
(1/27/2011 8:29:19 PM)
Could I name, say.... Sword of Body and Mind? Isn't equip an activated ability?
Posted By:
mflanaga
(3/12/2011 12:50:55 PM)
This card is so incredibly versatile it's insane. So how exactly does it compare to its predecessor, Pithing Needle?
The Needle is our starting point, a lock on activated abilities of any card for a paltry one mana. Yes, it stops planeswalkers. Yes, it can shut down a good portion of combos when sided in. The Needle can even name land cards, a useful trait that prevents those stupid Creeping Tar Pits and Celestial Colonnades from pouncing on you. It does not, however, prevent mana abilities from being activated.
Now we come to the Revoker. Looking strictly at the abilities it provides, we see that the revoker can't name lands. So it loses out in that department. However, it does not have the "no mana abilites" restriction, which gives the Revoker a substantial edge when dealing with mana-producing combos. In standard, this includes, but is not limited to: Birds of Paradise, Overgrow... (see all)
Posted By:
GracefulInferno
(4/8/2011 11:36:25 AM)
Say Lion's Eye Diamond, Birds of Paradise, or Everflowing Chalice. Pithing Needle can't do that.
Posted By:
Elleran
(5/9/2011 6:08:06 PM)
It's pretty awesome that it can shut down Everflowing Chalice in addition to all of the things that Pithing Needle can do.
Posted By:
Vinifera7
(5/31/2011 9:01:30 AM)
what makes this card so good for standard on the sideboard is that he fits right into a slot where Spellskite also fits. So he can easily find a home there. And yes, he ruins caw blade, Koth, and Jace and anyone who ever thought they were going to run Myr Superion.
Posted By:
Khias
(6/5/2011 10:01:28 AM)
It's an artifact and a creature, which means you can Disentomb it as well as other artifact recursion. And you can sacrifice it in more ways than just a regular artifact, and bring it back to null another card.
"What flavor would you like? Well too bad, all you get is vanilla!"
Posted By:
creepycrawler
(7/3/2011 7:04:18 AM)
The body isn't really much help, since you probably don't want to risk this guy in combat. And it opens up more ways for your opponent to kill it. So I'd say this is worse than the Needle, not better. It's still easily good enough to justify using it, though.
Posted By:
sonorhC
(7/27/2011 5:59:03 PM)
Obviously good sideboard in many situations.
Could be used as counter-sideboard against an opponent's sided Hex Parasite
Posted By:
Adallace
(8/22/2011 11:38:56 AM)