Sarkhan the Mad
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I suspect that Sarkhan will, directly or inadvertently, be the downfall of Bolas... if he ever goes down.
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Posted By: Kryptnyt (4/14/2012 6:18:51 AM)
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This guy gets along with proliferate and Gilder bairn. But what he really benefits from is a good flicker. In fact, if you don't mind four/five colors, he and Venser, The sojourner work so well together its a bit scary.

This guy gets a lot of flack for being bad, but I think he is great in the right deck. Lets face it, planeswalkers are judged on what they can do every turn. If you are playing a planeswalker hoping to just pop its ultimate then you are probably doing it wrong. (Or have Doubling Seasons) What we have here is a planeswalker that can use any of his abilities any time.

Sadly, the cost of 5 is a bit high unless you already have some dragons to work with when you play him. Thats what changeling are for though. ;)
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Posted By: Enelysios (5/8/2012 1:55:14 AM)
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In truth this guy is very good, it's just because he has one small downside people rate him low. Even if you just use his 0 ability, card draw is very good for red/black, and usually you will just draw a land so that's 0 damage to him. His -2 is even better, especially since you can use it on your own guys like perilous myr. His ultimate is also good, even if you aren't running a ton of dragons.

tl;dr He is really underrated. I would say having a 5/5 and dealing 5 damage for 3BlackRed is good.

Also, I'm surprised nobody mentioned doubling season.
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Posted By: shotoku64 (5/12/2012 7:42:58 AM)
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Proliferate keeps Sarkhan healthy and refreshed =)
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Posted By: MechaKraken (6/14/2012 1:30:12 AM)
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I changed my mind, I like him. Turn your Solemn Simulacrum into a 5/5 dragon with flying, then next turn deal 10 damage with your new pet and his ult. Then draw a card or two after your done with him.
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Posted By: TheWrathofShane (9/2/2012 5:52:53 AM)
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Far better than most people give him credit for. In the right deck, I feel he's far better than Tibalt, Sarkhan Vol, and Chandra Ablaze.
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Posted By: Volafortis (9/6/2012 6:06:21 PM)
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This card is good and I don't see why people say it's bad. Just need something to keep up counters on it and you got a dragon-making machine.
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Posted By: wholelottalove (10/9/2012 6:47:06 AM)
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Eh, I'd just be happy to turn my weenies into 5/5 dragons, then have him hire a Dark Confidant and take the punches for me. Who cares about no +1 ability.

EDIT: achilleselbow, I've seen that happen in a game before. Murdered a guy who was dominating rather heavily too.
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Posted By: psychichobo (12/19/2012 4:25:36 PM)
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Targetted sacrifice? I think this is the only card that can do that.
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Posted By: Lifegainwithbite (3/21/2013 10:04:57 AM)
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I regret that there is no simple way to give him protection from red or black. It would be amusing to be able to use his first ability indefinitely.
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Posted By: LordRandomness (3/28/2013 5:55:15 AM)
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