I first knew this guy was awesome when I fought someone with a tonne of Human tokens and him out, and all I had was Bloodgift Demon and Soulcage Fiend.
Then I drew into Mark of the Oni, and found his true potential.
Posted By:
psychichobo
(4/8/2013 11:57:14 AM)
I don't know about standard, but for any goblin EDH or maybe legacy deck, I'd say this guy is great. He's a raging goblin which is nice, but even if you drop or draw him late game, instead of just being another 1/1 weenie he gives everyone first strike, trample, and unblockable by tokens (often overlooked, forgotten).
Posted By:
Romulox1990
(4/21/2013 10:33:22 AM)
A must have for all Naya aggro decks right now. I mean, this little guy single handedly defeats an entire guild (Selesnya) when he teams up with your other creatures. Zero complaints. I love it.
Posted By:
GhostCounselor
(5/5/2013 12:47:15 PM)
Just got a foil one in a pack. Yay! :)
Posted By:
ekann123
(6/1/2013 1:33:56 PM)
Wizards probably finally realised that Goblin Piledriver without trample and first strike isn't cool enough. And for the moment of surprise, we can also give this guy haste and additionally "protection from tokens", just in case an opponent heard about Doubling Season.
For me the best 1 cmc Goblin, even better than Goblin Lackey (I'm also considering that Lackey is way more expensive), especially because of the essential influence he could have on the later part of the game.
Posted By:
FrankieGeah
(6/14/2013 6:14:33 AM)
Not recommended for turn one use.
Posted By:
TomWarleader
(6/20/2013 10:00:25 AM)
Build my buddy a boros deck, it would be fun I thought, this card wouldn't destroy my Token Deck I thought...
Posted By:
TexasDice
(7/1/2013 2:44:02 PM)
Love this guy, he smacks down hard on selesnya decks and gives trample to my higher power stuff.
Too bad he's pretty much a sorcery. He rarely lasts more than a turn.
Posted By:
MrShinyObject
(7/6/2013 9:54:41 AM)
Is it me or does this seem like it has more power with unleash than with standard boros?
Posted By:
sincleanser
(7/23/2013 5:20:49 PM)
This dude may be boros-aligned, but I think he should pledge his loyalty to gruul. First turn, drop this guy. Second turn, play Burning-Tree Emissary followed by Lightning Mauler . They better have answers, and fast. Just wish I woulda thought of this before Innistrad was headin for the door...
Posted By:
rydog422
(8/18/2013 5:03:36 PM)