Compare with an old favorite like Serra Angel:
Remove:
vigilance
Give:
Rarity
+1/+1
Lifelink
First Strike
Pro Demons
Pro Dragons
Its not any one thing she does, but that she does so much for such a reasonable cost. Not quite broken in constructed though, since she is as vulnerable as most creatures to removal.
Posted By:
Pwnsaw
(10/11/2009 3:44:39 PM)
5 mana, in a single color, for a 5/5: middle of the road.
add flying: hey, this is playable, good even.
add first strike: wow, this is great! now I don't even trade with some of their bombs, I just wipe them!
add lifelink: wtf?!?
add protection from Demons/Dragons: Actually, these barely change anything to be honest. just makes it's interaction with bogardan hellkite that much more beautiful =)
Posted By:
Grimn777
(8/21/2009 8:42:02 PM)
"Also, what's with 4.41 rating? This thing is incredible, and overrated, but still it deserves at least 4.85."
You are familiar with the concept of words meaning things, right?
Posted By:
Reliquium
(11/19/2009 8:45:33 AM)
I think wizards has a manic depressive guy in the 5CMC design staff that made this one day and chimney imp the next day ;)
Posted By:
Sironos
(5/17/2010 3:27:49 PM)
this card is good, but clone is still the best creature out there.
Posted By:
fastpond
(1/13/2010 3:28:57 PM)
Hate this card. Mythic rare, uncreative, way broken, costs $200 a playset easy. I can afford a play set of these, however, I hate this card so much I'll never buy it. If Wizards keeps churning up cards as silly as these I will quit playing magic.
Posted By:
Trigvi
(12/18/2009 5:26:28 PM)
Yes, It's broken. But do we really need to whine about it? Look at the decks winning large tournements, I see little to no Baneslayers in there. Sure I use four in my U/W control, and SURE I spent the money to get them, but you really need to get over yourselves a little. This is the way the game is, if you don't like it go play something else.
Posted By:
Boday1
(9/20/2010 7:36:50 AM)
this card is expensive as hell even on ebay. I see them go 160-220 bucks all day long.
Posted By:
zinsavage123
(12/22/2009 8:13:46 PM)
But when the chips are down, Serra Angel can still attack AND block.
And its cheaper to put in your deck too! ^_^
Well, I tried. Hard.
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(1/13/2010 7:00:25 PM)
I wouldn't mind if this got restricted. Like Belloabril said, it's the default five-drop. I understand that removal ({b} and {w} removal at least) can take care of it, but this card just takes so much originality out of the game.
Posted By:
VirtueVsVice
(2/2/2010 11:37:11 AM)