@ Rix_Maadi
You are right, it could have been a 3/3 to have made it have a few more potential uses.
Though I do understand why a card like this may have been chosen to be a 2/2, firstly it is common. Also there was plenty of zombie love in Onslaught (my favorite set for just that reason) and also in black sometimes sacrificing can be a good thing so this card could be potentialy useful in that respect.
Example: Consider playing a festering goblin then droping this guy and sacing the festering goblin. Then festering goblin gives -1/-1 to a birds of paradise or any other creatures the opponent controls that have one toughness to destroy it.
While this card is not great by any means it is primarly due to the fact that they can't all be winners.
Posted By:
Silverware
(8/4/2010 1:49:58 PM)
Are half the people commenting here blind or something? This just says "sacrifice a creature". Not "each player sacrifices a creature." You. Sacrifice. Creature. Why would you even compare it to Innocent Blood?
But yes, this has its uses with Festering Goblin or Mogg Fanatic, Grave Pact, Savra, Queen of the Golgari, and Threshold or Dredge decks that like getting cards into the graveyard. But there are better things for all those uses.
Posted By:
achilleselbow
(8/8/2010 4:52:04 PM)
Maybe combo this with Mortician Beetle and a creature with a "leaves play" effect?
Posted By:
Test-Subject_217601
(9/19/2010 7:03:11 PM)
janky aggro plan with spark elemental?
Posted By:
HuntingDrake
(11/13/2010 3:57:33 AM)
For all of the uses people have described here, I can't help but point out that Carrion Feeder is superior. It can't block, but it fits the curve at any time and can attack just as well. It sacrifices things at instant speed and multiple times.
However, I must also point out that this is a ZOMBIE CENTAUR. Like, what the hell?
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(12/8/2011 2:27:11 PM)
maybe with grave pact. I use innocent blood so concievably i could run 8 if i use this right. Bah.
Posted By:
XTwistedsoulX
(5/31/2010 11:40:03 PM)
openseasonnob only you have to sacrfice a creature( bam shoot you) would of been okay if it was 3/3
Posted By:
qaq456
(5/17/2010 10:45:12 PM)
A blacksac deck with Ornithopters?
Posted By:
SereneChaos
(5/18/2010 7:04:14 AM)
Should have been a 3/3.
Posted By:
Rix_Maadi
(9/18/2009 8:04:52 PM)
Kelrath makes a good point. This does work in a niche case as a creature that is cheap and sacs itself for free.
I would also say that people should just be glad wizards didn't decide to make this an awesome 'johnny rare' or something.
1.5/5 for me.
Posted By:
Baconradar
(8/7/2010 4:44:52 PM)