One of the most underrated legends in my opinion. She kills smaller creatures and takes the bigger ones...and she gets bigger. She should be 4/5 just for that. But she is also an awesome General so 5/5. I may be biased since she is one of my favorite creatures with a flavorful and useful ability.
Posted By:
bloodlinekeeper
(3/8/2013 2:14:26 PM)
Against a Thundermaw Hellkite, I didn't have enough mana to yoink the damned thing, so I used the first ability to put a damage on it, and pump Olivia enough so that they traded that turn. It pissed off my opponent.
Posted By:
DacenOctavio
(4/6/2013 8:07:23 PM)
Seriously? 5/5
Posted By:
d43c
(4/7/2013 2:17:52 AM)
Oh no, they got Miss Frizzle!
Posted By:
GhostCounselor
(4/7/2013 12:25:50 PM)
This hot mama is a beast in commander or any other multiplayer format. A little slow for 1v1, I use her in a counter ramp deck with lots of other vamps and Curse of Stalked Pray and the obvious Stromkirk Captain and Rakish Heircombo. Lots of fun if you have the mana to feed her hunger. Smoken' body either way!, 4/5.
Posted By:
Spockawitz92Y
(4/15/2013 2:01:05 AM)
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Posted By:
Drescale
(7/24/2013 8:29:23 PM)
@TJC
No, the creature would have to be in play, on the battlefield.
@ZeroSheep
He can be targeted by a creature, he doesn't have protection. Olivia wouldnot do any damage, but still receive her +1/1.
As for the multitude of perversion, ever thought she's not 'resting' her hand on something? Maybe pulling her dress forward which was rather common as some ladies do when walking, as to not end up stepping on their dress.
Combo with Falkenrath Aristocrat to sac humans you gain control of.
Posted By:
applecorn
(8/12/2013 10:31:44 PM)
Olivia is the card that made me realize that "it dies to removal" IS a drawback, but it does not obsolete the card as long as it's played properly.
Wizards has been making removal spells worse and worse (I mean, after printing path to exile, it's hard to make removal spells better), and the balance between creatures vs noncreatures has slowly been tipping towards creatures over the years. If your opponent has huntmasters and thragtusks and you run just removal spells, you can't win that war. This forces more decks to be honest and play creatures, and run less noncreature stuff that can kill creatures.
What this means is that there will be a point in the game where the opponent won't have any removal spells left. You play more creatures that give immediate value but also present enough of a threat where the opponent is pressured into using his premium removal spells on them. Then if your opponent empties his removal spells, or he fills the board with creatures of his own and thus he d... (see all)
Posted By:
mdakw576
(8/20/2013 6:04:22 AM)
Just an insane card. If it survives one turn (it doesn't even need to do that if it's fairly late game) and your opponent has any small creatures at all, they just die. It is one of the strongest draft cards ever printed - it just kills and kills and gets massive.
The card is worst because you're still hoping you peel removal off the top the whole time it's destroying you and yet even if removal arrives, it's mostly too late - it's just killed two or three of your creatures and you have nothing left. I am well glad it's out of standard now. Let's not even talk about draft - it was unbeatable in draft. Luckily you didn't see it much but if anyone got it, they won and won and won.
Posted By:
EotFactorfiction
(10/10/2013 12:32:18 AM)
She'll be my next commander. Look at all that utility!
She kills little creatures. She not only steals big creatures, but she turns them into vampires for extra tribal shenanigans. And the whole time, she pumps herself and flies in for a very quick 21-damage kill once everything that could chump her is dead. She just has such synergy with herself. And lord help them if she gets deathtouch.
She'll be hilarious with Anowon, the Ruin Sage. I can't wait until they shrug off his trigger because they have something inconsequential to sacrifice, only for me to say "NOPE! I turn that into a vampire, you gotta sac something else."
Posted By:
MisterAction
(1/17/2014 4:08:57 PM)