@Rabhas
Um yeah.... they do that.... a LOT!!
There are TONS of mirage/tempest/urza's era cards that magically became other types overnight.
Stronghold Assassin
Order of Yawgmoth
Apprentice Necromancer
Necrosavant
Sanguine Guard
Western Paladin
TO think... my zombie deck back in the day coulda had Coffin Queen and some of these others in addition to Scathe zombies, Bog Raiders and Bone Dancer. *sigh*
Posted By:
nunyaJs
(12/21/2012 10:02:44 PM)
Just a great card.
The casting cost is great, requiring only one colored mana, and three mana in total is very fair for such a powerful ability. In matters of creatures types, she is both a wizard and a zombie, so she fits into many tribal decks and gets buffed by a lot of other cards.
Well, and her ability is just super powerful. Especially in multiplayer formats, such as Commander. For a lousy three mana, she fetches for you at instant speed the most powerful / userful creature from a players graveyard. To make most use of her ability, you need a way to sacrifice that creature though.
Posted By:
majinara
(3/9/2013 8:32:59 AM)
Awesome art is awesome. Almost as awesome as the card.
Posted By:
Arachnos
(5/8/2013 6:26:14 PM)
The best thing about this card is how creatures she brings back don't get exiled if they die, so you can continue to use your Ball Lightning or chump blocker repeatedly.
Probably the best thing to do this with? Baleful Strix. Draw a card every time it comes back, then use it as a blocker to instakill an attacker with deathtouch, then do it again as many times as you want.
@jfre81: The moment a card changes zones, it "forgets" everything that happened to it in the previous zone. Therefore, if you use a temporary-exile effect on a creature brought back by the Coffin Queen, it'll come back as a normal creature and won't get exiled when she untaps. Note that Conjurer's Closet will work for this, too.
Posted By:
Aquillion
(5/12/2013 6:55:53 PM)
At worst, she can fetch ANY creature from ANY graveyard and put it under your control. At best, she can do all that, AND remove your opponent's prized creature from the game forever. 5/5
Posted By:
BobbySinclair
(10/22/2013 12:27:47 AM)
Be that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the Coffin Queen!
Posted By:
syrazemyla
(2/20/2014 4:36:59 PM)
@salient: Agreed, she's not looking zombie to me either, though they did the same with quite a few other black creatures, like nunyaJs mentions.
She looks like a lamia or naga or something like that, none of which exist in Magic (could have fit the Theros block). I think they just went wrong with the zombie fanservice with this one, could've just stayed a wizard.
She's a great creature in any case.
Posted By:
velkaarn
(3/31/2014 3:17:48 AM)
Hmm...A zombie wizard eh? Screw it. I'd try my luck.
Posted By:
MasterOfTheVault
(5/21/2014 4:38:49 PM)