...athreos shadowborn apostle edh.
Posted By:
Mr.Freshness-Timmy
(5/1/2014 8:13:19 PM)
Strangely both under and over-hyped.
This is a good card, but it isn't really a card you build your entire deck around. I don't think he kills your opponent fast enough (or reliably enough, since your opponent can give you the creature back) for mass-murdering your own guys to be a viable win condition. Moreover, your opponent still gets the benefit of a bounce if they don't take the life penalty.
But what this card does is does very aggressively costed, is almost always relevant, and is never detrimental to you. Not to mention, he's an indestructible 5-power body if you get enough guys out (literally Obzedat, one other guy and himself on the board make him active) I'm not sure why pretty much any deck playing non-token creatures wouldn't want the effect on the game-state that Athreos provides for just three mana.
Posted By:
mooshimanx
(5/5/2014 4:33:14 PM)
Ultimately, I like Blood Artist better. Different cards, but they both work in similar ways and at the end of the day, I'd rather have the sure thing in Blood Artist than give my opponents any kind of options.
Posted By:
Soul__Power
(5/5/2014 8:56:12 PM)
Like @vantha said, the big thing to remember here is the colors Athreos is in. Orzhov is notorious for bleed or lifeshift strategies. To think against a proper Orzhov deck you will have 3 life to spare is just silly. The other thing Orzhov does well (and why I love the guild so much) is stacking disadvantages. It's very likely that there will be no good option to take.
Also, for anyone looking to make an EDH with this guy, Magus of the Disk is really, REALLY mean.
Posted By:
surewhynot
(5/6/2014 5:51:27 PM)
This is the best god out there. 5/5
Posted By:
Pipikako
(5/7/2014 1:45:15 PM)
Its German name is Athreos, Gott der Überfahrt. 5/5
Posted By:
WarioMan
(5/8/2014 12:20:16 AM)
Great, Zur the Enchanter gains another god-pawn he can tutor up at will. Muahahahaha!
Posted By:
Tiggurix
(5/9/2014 8:08:19 AM)
So it's free Lightning Bolts or free Disentombs any time a creature dies? At three mana? On an indestructible creature? In the colors with the most board sweepers?
There's no way this could be abused.
Posted By:
SirLibraryEater
(5/10/2014 4:41:06 PM)
In case you EDH players forgot, there's this general who came out recently i don't know if you've heard of him but keep thinking Athreos is the best thing since Black Lotus.
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
Posted By:
FaceClaimer
(5/10/2014 6:30:17 PM)
This guy works very well with affinity decks.
arcbound ravager+memnite+athreos can do this on turn three and can make an infinite arcbound ravager late game.
Posted By:
raginglittepycho
(5/10/2014 10:07:20 PM)