No one notice how gory this card really is? It's pretty gory by Magic standards.
Posted By:
Drewsel
(9/24/2011 1:53:07 PM)
curves nicely with armored skaab. so why rated so low? the drawback is virtually negligable.
Posted By:
Arachibutyrophobia
(9/26/2011 10:22:40 PM)
Man, I already liked illusion beatdowns, now I have a reason to want them to die? Nice.
Posted By:
blindthrall
(10/10/2011 1:23:06 PM)
People:
Keep in mind that there are very good reasons why blue doesn't often get creatures that are above the curve in such a way. This is because, while blue can't do everything, it tends to be a color that is very adaptable and reactive. It has many ways to control and manipulate board positions, something that colors like green and red aren't as efficient at doing.
When you offer blue mages the chance to not only have creatures that can contest with those of other colors, but make the downside of that card fairly marginal, you give a lot of power and toughness to a color.
I, for one, love this card both from a gameplay point of view and flavor-wise.
Posted By:
kanguilla
(9/26/2011 10:12:47 PM)
More like "It always amazes me what perfectly good people people throw away."
Posted By:
occamsrazorwit
(11/18/2011 12:33:39 PM)
"LUIIIIIIIS!" -Leon S. Kennedy
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(11/21/2011 10:26:42 PM)
I'll be the first.
Meh.
Posted By:
Gabriel422
(9/23/2011 1:16:47 AM)
for a non-blue card, it's actually pretty decent at a 4/5 for 4 mana. yes, there is a downside, but by that point in the game you're usually likely to already have a warm body decomposing in your graveyard. however, since this in blue, i think it becomes a tad better since blue isn't accustomed to such cheap and decent-sized creatures. perhaps it will be harder for blue to find a creature to exile, but it could be a nice addition to a blue aggro deck.
Posted By:
Eternal_Blue
(9/24/2011 2:11:28 PM)
It's nice to see blue finally getting some decent aggro cards...mix this with illusions for extra lulz.
Posted By:
The_Stray
(9/25/2011 11:11:46 PM)
This is all right, but at best it serves to make you realize how nuts the other Skaabs are, which are all really deadly. This guy's P/T are just BARELY over the curve (4/4s for 4 are uncommon; in Green they often get something extra), and he doesn't have a combat ability like Stitched Drake or Skaab Goliath, nor is he costed particularly aggressively. Not bad, but the least powerful of the Skaabs.
3.5/5
Posted By:
TherealphatMatt
(11/19/2011 7:54:35 PM)