Wait a minute. Is that a brain in the sky behind it.
Posted By:
JoshGuessed
(7/28/2010 12:39:34 PM)
I love the art. A pity he sucks. There are still ways though to make him somewhat playable. You could for example use him as a finisher in a lockdown deck, that keeps everything tapped. He can still untap and beat your opponent. Would be best of course if you'd put a loxodon warhammer on him, or something else that gives lifelink, so you can keep untapping him.
Posted By:
majinara
(2/28/2011 3:45:00 PM)
Ah, the days when 8/8 for less than 8 WASN'T standard practice. Even with the massive downside, it was still special.
Posted By:
OmegaSerris
(9/19/2011 10:09:54 PM)
It's easy to forget that this was once a really powerful rare. It punished chump blocking and often forced unfavorable blocks if the opponent didn't have the life to take a hit, and just some utility creatures hanging out. It also potentially 3-for-1-ed opponents if they didn't have removal, and if you slapped on a Rancor from the same block, you were in for some real carnage. The drawback was easily worked around with things like Voltaic Key and Seeker of Skybreak. With all the cheap mana available (Tolarian Academy? Gaea's Cradle?) this could potentially be barreling in for 8 damage very, very early.
Posted By:
Equinox523
(2/1/2013 1:10:14 PM)
@JoshGuessed and BegleOne: That is indeed one of the layers of phyrexia. Phyrexia is a plane of spheres within spheres (I believe 9 in all), at the center of which is Yawgmoth.
Posted By:
The_Murderauder
(7/18/2013 4:11:35 AM)
@ JoshGuessed: Its GLEEEEEEEEMAX!!!!
Posted By:
Stray_Dog
(1/1/2011 2:27:04 AM)
A classic. It really wants Voltaic Key, but is just fine without. As a baseline, think of it as "7: 8 damage to target opponent." Usually it's "7, pay 8 life: 16 damage to target opponent."
Posted By:
stygimoloch
(2/15/2009 1:14:30 PM)
Epic picture
Posted By:
Gud3r1an
(3/14/2010 7:06:15 AM)
This guy was like the Darksteel Collosus of the late 90's haha. Ah how times have changed.
Posted By:
EvilCleavage
(11/18/2010 6:59:43 PM)
I remember facing decks with this and Voltaic Key and Tinker. Agh, I hated it so much.
Posted By:
Bouchart
(10/6/2009 2:58:11 PM)