A Dimir agent using an Alaran mechanic in a core set. This guy must be going through an identity crisis.
Posted By:
Cazaric
(7/13/2012 2:17:46 AM)
He's good even if you don't have any other creatures if you ask me. Compare to Vulshok Berserker, a 3/2 with haste, and red is the color where haste is most powerful. Look back at this guy and you see 3/3 BLACK card with haste.
Should see some definite play if you ask me.
Posted By:
Blackmystix
(7/9/2012 1:14:47 AM)
I was disappointed with him when I used him in Limited. By the time I got to 4 mana I usually had a creature bigger than 2/2 on the table, that I wanted to attack with. So I never gained any benefit from his haste; and if your not using his haste you are paying 2 mana more than Knight of Infamy just to get an extra point of toughness.
Posted By:
Thallid_Salad
(7/15/2012 1:18:44 PM)
Black haste and exalted? This is money.
Posted By:
Lotsofpoopy
(9/2/2012 3:47:33 PM)
the flavor of exalted isn't always "all creatures help" - sometimes its "this angel prays for the creature" and sometimes its "the guardsman keeps watch" and sometimes its "the squire stands in awe" i.e. watches the lone creature's legendary exploits. if you want to think of your exalted abilities as "all creatures work together" then this guy is the lead scout, giving your one attacker +1/+1. if you want to think of it as "legendary exploits" then this guy is exactly what streamhopper said - he tips his hat and rejects the additional help.
Posted By:
caldur06
(9/10/2012 7:00:11 PM)
4cmc for a hastey 2/2... 2 stars because by the time he hits the board, you already have better attack options anyway (e.g. Vampire Nighthawk, Tormented Soul, Knight of Infamy, even the lowly Servant of Nefarox). For 3cmc, this guy would've been fantastic and worthy of being an uncommon print. As he is now, only really helpful after a board wipe.
Posted By:
spartanvi
(9/22/2012 9:05:53 PM)
He's not too bad in the right setting. I mean if you have a few other exalted creatures out he can instantly swing for good damage. The bad part is he's essentially a situational 4 cost 3/3. And odds are you probably want a different 4 drop.
Edit: A dedicated B/W exalted deck turns him into a fiend to deal with on turn 4.
Posted By:
ninjaboy05
(7/13/2012 10:33:45 AM)
4 CMC for a hasty 3/3 is good people.
Posted By:
blindthrall
(7/8/2012 2:21:01 AM)
In a space where there is no room, in a structure that was never built, meets the guild that doesn't exist.
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
Posted By:
swords_to_exile
(8/23/2012 5:26:54 AM)
Looks like Dimir lives on, even after the dissolution of the first Guildpact. The other nine guilds had a place in Ravnican society after all (well, the Gruul HAD a reason, but since there's barely any literal wildlife LEFT...), but Dimir was only there to keep the gessa stable. Guildpact Mk. II=no gessa=no need for Dimir.
But...there's still a Duskmantle out there, apparently. Szadek is working with more than just Agyrem still...
Posted By:
SkyknightXi
(7/6/2012 11:00:39 AM)