"Look, someone died! RAISE THE LIGHTNING VANE."
Posted By:
chinkeeyong
(9/25/2011 12:02:18 AM)
Equip a Heavy Arbalest and kill all their weenies.
Posted By:
MaddAddams
(9/24/2011 2:14:44 PM)
"moooooooooooooooorbid"
-dontmess17
"Curious how this card doesn't have the morbid keyword."
-Mr.Wilmples
This card doesn't have the morbid keyword because its ability is not "morbid". It's mainly a matter of timing--the Juggernaut's ability triggers whenever another creature dies, whereas morbid abilities look back at what has already happened this turn.
The morbid keyword ability reads, "If a creature died this turn..." Look at Brimstone Volley, Caravan Vigil, or Reaper from the Abyss. They all read, "if a creature died this turn." This means that when their abilities trigger (which is typically when the cards enter the battlefield or successfully resolve), the ability looks back at what has already happened this turn, and checks to see if any creatures have died yet. If so, the morbid effect happens.
This is very different from Galvanic Juggernaut's ability. The Juggernaut reads, "Whenever another creat... (see all)
Posted By:
SpencerDub
(11/19/2011 7:31:24 AM)
Wolfhunter Quiver really can do damage with this guy, even though that quiver kinda sucks, its what is in your format. whats with the crap farm equipment anyways.... it may not have big bonus's but why then is it so hard to equip this stuff, its pretty easy to swing an axe if you live on a farm... take care of your equipment, farmers...
"Them zombies/vampires/werewolves/ghosts are out in the field again, Cletus. Better grab the Heavy Mattock/Wolfhunter's Quiver..."
Cletus: "Why? Lets be ghosts!" *puts on Avacyn's Collar*
Posted By:
NinjaShadow
(2/19/2012 8:03:55 AM)
Don't be so harsh on it, this is at least quite a beast in limited. I had it in my deck at the pre-release today and it was pretty much a guaranteed 5 damage in turn 5. At that time, the opponent's never had out anything big enough to block and survive... and the really cool point is that it untaps immediately after combat, so that it's almost like it has vigilance!!
Secondly, as people have mentioned, you can kind of turn this into a Goblin Sharpshooter. I too can't think of anything in Standard, but if you go back to Zendikar block, you have Basilisk Collar, and of course - probably already enough with the 5 power - Predatory Urge. Problem is, the Juggernaut can't fight too many foes, because the damage piles up - and then it will need to attack anyway.
Also, this is like the battle chariot of the Electrodyne Engineers (or perhaps House Izzet), and that makes it super-awesome.
Posted By:
Lord_of_Tresserhorn
(1/27/2012 9:32:21 AM)
This is one of those cards that wizards slips into a set to see what people will do with it. It's made for combos, begs for creativity. Awesome card, 4/5 only because the cost is a bit high.
Posted By:
bertuccia32
(2/7/2014 12:07:57 PM)
In theory it will always untap because whatever blocks it will die. In practice it is more like Soldevi Golem. You will get one hit in and it will never untap again. Actually it is better than that, because things WILL have to start dieing eventually. So it is better than Soldevi Golem but worse than stone golem.
But there is another way to look at it. Just focus on its last ability. It untaps whenever something dies. Last time we have seen that was on goblin sharpshooter. So you can actually turn him into some kind of engine with the right cards. Power of fire is a start but there is nothing in standard, YET, that I can think of that can break that ability.
Posted By:
Tommy9898
(9/22/2011 9:34:31 PM)
BENS OVERLONG AND AWESOME BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MAGIC CARDS #1
This card has curious but outstanding flavour.
at first when I saw it I was like wha? Then by chance my dad gave me a copy of the early works of Luigi Galvani (I am a physics student).
Luigi Galvani was an early physician who was a pioneer in Bioelectricity. He was the first man to demonstrate that electricity is the force that operates the nervous system, using elecrodes and dead frogs. He gives his name to the Galvanometer and the process galvanisation.
He is also of course the inspiration behind Frankenstein.
and then I realised. This thing does run on lightnining, It runs of the electricity extracted from corpses! It's all there in the art! the vats, the sarcophagus. When something dies it can be powered up again!
stick with me, kids, and maybe you'll learn something
also it is a *** powerhouse in limited, I had three of these in sealed and I only lost one match!
Posted By:
doitpow
(2/21/2012 7:00:22 AM)
Curious how this card doesn't have the morbid keyword.
Posted By:
Mr.Wimples
(10/12/2011 12:11:25 PM)
moooooooooooooooorbid
Posted By:
dontmess17
(10/1/2011 4:59:52 PM)