Shrike Harpy
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Hmm... A 4/4 flyer for 3BlackBlack is good... but it's not always a 4/4 flyer. Sometimes, it'll be a 2/2 and your opponent will sacrifice a very expendable creature. Other times, they'll have no creatures and won't lose a thing. If they have a big creature, they'll just allow it be a 4/4 and you'll wish they chose "sacrifice".
It's the whole Vexing Devil argument: Although it can deal more damage than Lightning Bolt, you have little control over how the damage goes down.

It's a good idea to not have this as a common since 4/4 flyers are very dangerous in limited. It'll probably be more dangerous than most other limited creatures in this set. I'm just don't be surprised when it disappoints.
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Posted By: Ferlord (1/28/2014 6:58:36 PM)
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This actually is strictly worse than Sengir Vampire, since your opponent will only choose to sac a creature if the creature's worth less to them than a Dead Weight. Saccing an Eldrazi Spawn token to halve your flier's power is not something they could do to the Vampire. Plus, the Vampire can grow even stronger.
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Posted By: Fanaticmogg (2/1/2014 10:56:12 PM)
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Keep in mind that this is strictly worse than Sengir Vampire.

Edit: @Tiggurix This thing can never make them sacrifice a creature. Think about it this way. This creature is a base 4/4 flying, except your opponent can also choose to sacrifice a creature to make it a 2/2 if that benefits them more. Which means this is worse than a simple 4/4 flyer in essentially all (two-player) situations. Also note that Sengir Vampire is pretty strong in limited.
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Posted By: sweetgab (2/5/2014 3:53:11 PM)
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Fantastic in limited.
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Posted By: LordOfTheFlies87 (2/5/2014 5:29:57 PM)
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It is not strictly worse because of how Tribute works in multiplayer. But in limited, you would prefer a Sengir Vampire, obviously.
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Posted By: anotherfan321 (2/4/2014 8:07:59 PM)
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It will always either be a black Air Elemental or a black Wind Drake stapled to a Cruel Edict. Sounds pretty good to me!

@sweetgab: Since when can Sengir Vampire make an opponent sacrifice a creature? Learn the definition of "strictly better".
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Posted By: Tiggurix (1/30/2014 2:28:59 PM)
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What happens if your opponent chooses NOT to pay the tribute but has no creatures to sacrifice?
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Posted By: Kodanshi (3/6/2014 10:06:36 AM)
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Kodanshi : I suppose it was just a poor idea to cast it, then.
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Posted By: AdditionalDakka (3/8/2014 8:41:54 PM)
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