This card is an example of what not to do when designing cards.
It sacrifices color wheel identity just to provide every deck with a easy solution to metagame problems. Instead of FIXING THE PROBLEM with the color pie and the power disparity between colors, you put a bandage over it. Good job Wizards.
Easily the best removal in Standard and possibly Modern. Oh and heres the kicker.
Blue doesn't give a **** about life either.
Posted By:
Mastamune
(8/24/2011 10:15:46 AM)
Well, I ordered 16 of these cards, and only half of my decks are satisfied. So I ordered 16 more.
Posted By:
Gabriel422
(5/22/2011 1:53:16 AM)
My only real complaint is how quickly it invalidated Grasp of Darkness.
Posted By:
Nukeleo
(9/22/2011 10:43:21 PM)
This is great for my mono green deck.
Posted By:
BongRipper420
(8/15/2012 11:48:22 PM)
@ Xycolian: It's not strictly worse, though. Neither of the cards you mentioned can get rid of an indestructible creature. This can, if it's toughness is 5 or less.
Posted By:
j_mindfingerpainter
(7/20/2012 8:27:36 AM)
Easily my favorite card of the set. I'm just going to buy 20 of these, screw spending money on packs. Maybe a Beast Within or two.
Posted By:
blindthrall
(5/9/2011 5:46:27 PM)
If you really want to cause misery with it, run it with Rage Extractor. Now you can kill anything up to and including a Platinum Emperion or Stormtide Leviathan.
Posted By:
count_dorku
(5/20/2011 12:41:24 AM)
I don't think that this card was a mistake; rather, it was necessary. New Phyrexia's Standard was so powerful and relied so much on smaller creatures doing insane things, this card acted like a safety net for all decks. Although, under the argument that if there is no reason not to include a card in the deck, then said card is broken, then yes, Dismember is broken. But without it, Standard would hurt a whole lot more. Wizards is not COMPLETELY (Chimney Imp and Aven Trooper nonwithstanding) full of idiots. Give them their credit for designing a versatile master key to most Standard situations.
Posted By:
Shadoflaam
(10/16/2011 7:58:27 AM)
Primeval Torso {4}{G}{G}
Trample
Whenever Primeval Torso enters the battlefield or attacks, you may search your library for up to two land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
1/1
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(8/29/2011 11:33:33 AM)
This card really, really should have cost 3 phrexian black. 6 life for everyone to have a removal is perfect
Posted By:
rillaan
(9/20/2011 1:06:00 PM)