I think she'll be interesting, but she'll have to compete with other prominent 4 drops. Resto angel stares her down without much concern they can still trade if you focus the helix eff on her, but that seems a little much. Huntmaster gives you a second creature and 2 life and he can deal 2 to your face and 2 to a monster with setup. I Think She'll need a fair amount of team support, curving into her with frontline medic is a decent idea. I REALLY wish she had haste, but I think that would push it over the edge into broken. Battalion is a little tricky, but I think the effect is powerful enough to go for it.
Posted By:
endgame13
(1/27/2013 12:41:12 PM)
vs. Lightning Helix:
+ Repeatable
- Harder to trigger
- Not castable at instant speed
+Is a 3/3 flier
Verdict: Both are good, why choose?
Posted By:
TPmanW
(1/27/2013 8:00:48 PM)
If you can give her haste and have two other attacking creatures she's like another Hellrider!
Posted By:
MinikuiHobo
(1/27/2013 9:53:34 PM)
Everyone crying out about her not having haste... welcome to the Army. It's always "Hurry up and wait!", but once everyone is ready, it's shock and awe time. Running four of these, four medics, four strikers, four paladins, four corps, four elite, four loyalist for my boros deck.
Posted By:
Madrai
(1/30/2013 11:35:54 AM)
@RiftenBlack: I'm sorry, I didn't realize 4 mana was so expensive for a 3/3 flier. I suppose she is just completely useless without that Battalion trigger that Boros decks will be built around.
Alternatively, here we have a 3/3 flier for 4 (fair price) with a free Lightning Helix every time you attack (because Boros has NO reason to attack with just one dude.)
Posted By:
DoragonShinzui
(2/1/2013 10:16:41 AM)
To all you crying about her not having haste; Play her with Anger in your graveyard. Issue solved.
Posted By:
TheImmortalSpike
(2/2/2013 9:55:16 AM)
Arguably better than Hellrider, she trades evasion for haste and a slightly harder trigger for lifegain and the ability to kill a blocker or threat. I've had the pleasure of wasting my opponents with this card on several occasions and it has never seemed fair. One of the best rares in the set.
Posted By:
CapmCrunch
(2/9/2013 10:48:05 AM)
This is quite possibly the cheapest 6 mana creature I've ever seen.
I wish RnD knew what game balance is so I wouldn't have to pack 100% of my decks with kill spells because creatures can't beat other creatures anymore.
Posted By:
Shard_Fenix
(2/10/2013 4:49:36 AM)
Pretty good, as long as you can reliably trigger her ability. If you face a control deck, you might end up with nothing but a 3/3 flyer.
Posted By:
majinara
(2/12/2013 9:01:14 AM)
@riftenblack, legion loyalist is overcosted? he can't get any cheaper
needs to be puilt around but can see her being a solid finisher in rw weenie or as a 4 drop before the 5 drop assemble the legion to give her chumps to ensure triggers.
Posted By:
Wormfang
(2/19/2013 10:20:29 AM)