The 7th edition version was one of my first rares I was really happy to get. Certainly my first rare artifact creature. Man, he was a hammer back in the day. I ran him alongside twiddle and isochron scepter (nobody wanted to trade their voltaic keys...) in a blue control deck as my endgame. Never once had to pay the 8 life.
Time hasn't really been kind to him. Inkwell leviathan is now my preferred artifact creature endgame. He hits nearly as hard BUT never gets blocked what with spreading seas, and the shroud is amazing.
Posted By:
allmighty_abacus
(10/8/2010 6:24:16 PM)
A great card if u have a different card to untap it like voltaic key cuz im pretty sure no one wants to pay 8 life just to use it one time, would have been nice if they included trample.
Posted By:
Demoncollecter
(11/3/2010 3:05:46 PM)
The original Tinker fatty! Just has so much good going for it.
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(5/12/2011 3:34:34 PM)
because chicks dig giant robots
Posted By:
creativecombo
(11/2/2012 11:20:57 PM)
Pretty absurd if you use a certain key to wind it up.
Posted By:
Arachnos
(1/9/2013 11:48:38 PM)
Hey Johnny! Get in here!
(there must be some combo with free untapping)
Posted By:
blurrymadness
(5/3/2013 8:17:57 AM)
People thought they could make fun of Sensor Splicer.
Then he set this guy on them.
Posted By:
NARFNra
(6/18/2013 12:05:50 AM)
Man, every time I listen to a song called Scarecrow by Ministry, I get visions about this giant walking on a battlefield, slow and terrifying...
Posted By:
AshToMoutHound
(7/24/2013 8:30:54 AM)
for random curiosity's sake, who would win---
Phyrexia, or Rainbow Brite? be serious. She IS 'just a little girl', BUT she has the advantage of
"Throwing Rainbows tends to make Evil Thingys die" in kid's stories--- I put her odds at a solid 50:50.
Either the Rainbows work or they don't, and the answer to that question tells you which way the one-sidedness goes. Definitely a one-sided fight though
Any takers?
Paleopaladin: I hate to break it to you, but New Phyrexia was a set that was kind of *meant* to upset and alienate the fans and players...think of it as the "Dark Knight" of MTG. In a fairer world, one where we were re-visiting an Invasion or Time Spiral-like era where the Phyrexians are going down? You might be right. But this time around, we were shown what happens when Phyrexia WINS.
What happens is we feel betrayed, violated, outgunned, and losing feels more like being murdered than dying in honorable combat. SHOULD they make cards like that? Debatable.... (see all)
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(10/30/2013 5:32:20 AM)
The original Pathrazer of Ulamog. I'd say the Pathrazer is a huge improvement due to the annihilator ability and lack of bloodcosts, but then again this guy is an artifact and gains certain immunities and benefits the pathrazer does not, and artifacts have a lot more support than eldrazi do. The golem creature type update was also just in time for New Phyrexia's golem splicers to turn this guy into an absolute nightmare.
Posted By:
N03y3D33R
(3/18/2014 10:24:33 PM)