This is my first dragon in a long, long time, and it's a doozy. If you opponent doesn't deal with this thing immediately, it will make them pay in a big way. Definitely one of my favorite finishers.
Posted By:
GhazanKhan
(6/17/2011 12:31:42 AM)
With any damage doubler, you get a pure 1-to-1 damage output for him.
Posted By:
DeathDark
(6/26/2011 7:52:07 PM)
Excellent idea for a lifegain deck. If you can get enough life, you can just pay the life cost into his firebreathing and slap a Loxodon Warhammer on him and you gain half of it back anyway. If you give it a Fireshrieker or have Boon Reflection in play, you get it all back.
Posted By:
DamyntheSilver
(7/1/2011 5:36:38 PM)
Now that Jace is banned this guy has more room to shine. While I wouldn't run him in a non red deck, this guy can open up as a decent enough end game beater. He is still very vunerable to removal though, but most creatures are, whereas this guy has the opportunity to end games with his phyrexian mana firebreathing.
He reminds me of Psychatog at one more mana, at the cost of life.
4/5 for being a flawed beater
Posted By:
Kitty_the_Kat
(7/31/2011 4:03:34 PM)
this won me some games at the prerelease.
@magic_mama: he can pay Phyrexian Mana with red mana OR 2 life, capisce? and since tehre's no tap symbol he may activate the ability as many times as he wishes, until he's out of mana or not willing to pay life anymore.
Posted By:
GengilOrbios
(8/3/2011 1:30:05 PM)
This think is impossibly strong in limited. Won me half my games while using a w/b deck with no mountains in it.
Posted By:
puresightmerrow
(10/10/2011 6:44:13 PM)
I like the idea of using this with Mayael's Aria.
Posted By:
Sutebe
(12/18/2011 6:22:31 PM)
I'm currently trying to make a RW deck using this and fateful hour. Pump him lots, swing, then use something like Faith's Shield if they try to use removal or have any blockers. Could be nice.
By the way, @Khavrion, Personal Sanctuary doesn't work with this. First of all, the card prevents all damage to you on your turn. Paying life/losing life doesn't count as damage. However, even if it stated "During your turn, you can't lose life" your combo still wouldn't work as you would be unable to pay the life as a cost for anything, including phyrexian mana.
Posted By:
nemokara
(2/1/2012 6:02:40 AM)
Can you use this card with platinum angel for an infinite combo of life paying to boost moltensteel dragons +1/+0 effect.
Posted By:
BorderlineStupi
(2/3/2012 11:34:49 AM)
@ Borderlinestupi
I like that idea, unfortunately the rules simply don't allow it. This http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/newphyrexia/mechanics covers the exact mechanic you described and rigged phyrexian mana so it cannot be abused in this way. I still run a rage extractor deck anyways and it's the funnest deck I currently use.
Posted By:
goropeza
(3/12/2012 4:46:27 PM)