I think that this is a decent rare, all things considered. It has a lot of flexible uses, especially given the set it came from - with undying and morbid as keywords, and with sacrifice mechanics a plenty. Not to mention the token generation in the set, and other cards that have synergies with creature death like Lumberknot.
And that's not really touching on formats outside of Standard, given the strength of devour or Eldrazi decks. Same goes for its uses in EDH/Commander.
I really don't think this is that bad a card. Certainly not the worst rare I've seen.
Arguably full of eyes that Storm Crow plucked out, mind.
Posted By:
Beefycheese
(7/20/2012 11:29:13 AM)
Cellar Door. First, this allows you to stack your library with creatures, removing the randomness of Cellar Door's ability. Together, this can guarantee 2/2 creatures without reducing the cards in your hand. Third, this combo can be used when Cemetary Reaper's ability cannot: if there are currently no creatures in graveyards. In the process, it puts a creature there for you to reanimate at will.
Posted By:
TzarChasm
(7/23/2012 9:02:48 PM)
This card has so much flavor, I can stave off hunger just by reading it.
Posted By:
WiNGSPANTT
(10/6/2012 1:47:25 PM)
That awkward moment when a cyclops dies...
Posted By:
DeFectiveDeity
(11/5/2012 6:43:47 AM)
It's quite complicated... for a jar.
Posted By:
vardaris
(11/28/2012 5:25:05 PM)
Endrek Sahr EDH says OMGWTFBBQ. All those thrulls you're saccing are letting you get the right cards.
Posted By:
Silver-Paladin
(12/9/2012 10:21:22 AM)
It would seem that a lot of people here have never used it in the right deck. It works wonders in my Black Green Eldrazi Spawn/Vampire deck. Get a blood artist out and start sacrificing eldrazi spawn all day to feed this thing. It will get you what you need, removal, more spawn, more combo pieces. This belongs in a deck where your things are meant to die.
Sure it doesn't match up to the brokenness of cards like Fecundity or Sensei's Divining top, but this is still a great card. There is a lot to be said for budget rares that are good but cheap because of the old and brokenly powerful.
Posted By:
RuscoJames
(1/4/2013 1:30:18 PM)
I agree. This card isn't top notch, but it's tons of fun. I use it in a black/red deck, usong Act of Treason-effects to borrow their creatures, swinging with them. And if they don't die, I'll just Fling them at my opponent, or Undercity Informant afterwards. "But first, I'll need your eyeballs..."
Posted By:
idrinkyourmilkshake
(3/20/2013 11:44:07 PM)
That awkward moment when you get two eyeball counters from killing a cyclops...
Posted By:
TheWallinator74
(4/25/2014 2:48:10 PM)
5/5 for creating eyeball counters
Posted By:
RazorYeti
(5/4/2014 3:47:51 PM)