To those of you who look at this card and see the drawback: Your opponent will likely be dead long before it becomes an issue.
Posted By:
Talcos
(8/24/2010 6:30:50 AM)
Astonishingly powerful. Easily one ofthe best green/black two drops in the metagame.
Posted By:
SavageBrain89
(6/7/2009 7:42:05 PM)
Durh, OpenSeasonNoobs.
That's why you attack, see how they block/don't block and THEN pump it accordingly.
And you can only pump it once each turn.
Posted By:
RafiqTheMiststalker
(5/10/2010 5:54:12 PM)
This card is way better than what it seems at first glance, and at first glance, it seems awesome...
Posted By:
Lueseto
(4/23/2013 11:36:41 AM)
World of Warcraft in creature form- awesome but you end up with no life.
Posted By:
Studoku
(6/7/2009 11:06:57 AM)
@OpenSeasonNoobs
You seem to be under the odd impression that it somebody were to wield a card like that, then they wouldn't have built their deck around it....
DO you honestly thing that somebody would pitch all their life to a single spell without duressing/negating your hand? Drop a Canopy Cover on the leech and half the things you used as examples aren't viable anymore. Secondly, you can't Naya Charm players. Thirdly, nobody plays holy day/ fog in the current T2. Have you ever heard of suicide decks!?
Posted By:
spectermonger
(4/5/2010 1:17:55 PM)
The more I play this guy, the more I love him. He's one of my all-time favorite two-drops already.
Posted By:
True_Mumin
(6/13/2009 6:43:17 PM)
"shame you can only use it once each turn"
Posted By: HoboBobby
Mainly because it would be way too overpowered, an easy and blatant turn 3 kill if no one is able to intervene. I would love if you could use it as many times as you want but again it would be "ohpee"
Posted By:
bigben013
(12/30/2009 5:08:16 PM)
Quite the good creature. Definitely a competitor for black/green's two drop spot.
Posted By:
2pcsofcandy
(6/2/2009 4:59:40 PM)
Everyone acts like this card is overwhelming, but I don't see what all the fuss is about. The "once per turn" restriction prevents this from being broken. Further, Wizards decided to actually be fair with this card--it's not like the creature's power and toughness exceeds its cmc with no drawback. Rather, it's a two-colored 2/2 for two mana that allows you to pull off some combat tricks, avoid having your leech burned to death with the notorious Lightning Bolt, and pay 2 life to deal 2 more damage. It seems perfectly reasonable.
Posted By:
GoblinNaysayer93
(8/11/2010 9:43:59 PM)