Nobody's butt-hurt anymore, Alice! We're all butt-healed!!
Posted By:
SeriouslyFacetious
(10/1/2013 8:37:49 AM)
Now I know who Varolz, The Scar-Striped is smiling at.
Posted By:
Kaleidostorm
(10/20/2013 11:22:42 AM)
Honestly, all you need to make this guy a major pain is a morbid trigger, a bloodthirst trigger, or graveyard recovery.
For example:
Brimstone Volley
Tragic Slip
Furyborn Hellkite or some other bloodthirst creature
Disentomb
Posted By:
RamenAwesome
(11/10/2013 8:05:11 PM)
Wow, majinara made a positive comment about a fun, "punisher" card! You feelin' OK, dude? ;-) You didn't get hacked, did you? ;-)
Posted By:
Paleopaladin
(12/17/2013 5:02:56 PM)
I think I will do everyone a favor and post this now.
http://blogs.magicjudges.org/rulestips/2012/05/vexing-devil-and-fling-you-cant-get-8-damage-out-of-it/
Most of my friends are trying to break Vexing Devil by interrupting the enters the battlefield ability of Paying 4 life or letting it resolve. They can't. The ruling by a judge clearly states that the caster of Vexing Devil has to play instants (Cloudshift, Undying Evil, or Fling) before passing priority.
Once they passed priority by allowing the opponent to select one of 2 options, they can't interrupt the consequence of the ability. Meaning if the opponent chooses to pay 4 life, Vexing Devil is sacrificed. The controller cannot play an instant because they have no priority. And once Vexing Devil is dead, its controller can't playing Undying Evil, Cloudshift, or Fling because its already in the graveyard.
Now, if the controller does pay the 2nd spell before passing priority, the situation changes. Vexing Devil+Cloudshif... (see all)
Posted By:
vantha
(6/18/2012 10:57:13 PM)
There are four of them in the art. Wizards is using subliminal messaging to make you buy a playset.
Posted By:
Endomarru
(6/13/2012 3:28:36 PM)
@TheWrathofShane
I really do feel compelled to defend Magic's decision to include demons, devils, imps, etc. (especially after their decision to remove "Demon" from the game, which was later reversed when the game gained enough popularity that scared mothers realized it wasn't a cult.)
I feel so compelled because I've been playing Magic (DnD too) for a decade and I'm a devout Catholic. Playing Magic is fun and exciting because it is a challenge that forces you to take a lot of things into account: economy, strategy, randomness, psychology, etc. It's a game that rewards players who think outside the box. Like Dungeons and Dragons, it encourages social interaction between friends, by bringing them together in a real space, rather than a digital space. It teaches good sportsmanship in both winning and losing. And the art is just beautiful.
Now, someone might be able to make an argument that finding fun in controlling armies of demons and devils is in fact a sin. But I doubt very ... (see all)
Posted By:
LordPoopsicle
(12/2/2012 2:46:43 PM)
Now... As an minorly-skilled player, I was pretty excited about Bump in the Night, for it was Black's Lightning Bolt, I thought.
But, as a minorly-skilled player, I constantly overlook minor... details... like "Instant versus Sorcery" spells... or "Player targeting versus Creature targeting" abilities...
The exact same thing happened with this card... I was pretty excited about this, and thought, "Man, Red just got a massive make-over".
Then, I began thinking about my previous lessons. Is it worth 5/5 rating? Maybe... maybe not.
Is it better than Lightning Bolt?
No.
Lightning will always be THE Red card, no matter what.
Fast Speed + Cheap Cost + Pretty Good Damage + Choose-able Targets + Definite ability = Perfect Card (Lightning Bolt, in this case).
This card only has the Cheap Cost and the Pretty Good Damage. Sure, it can be a 4/3 on turn one, but no one will allow it.
As an ending ... (see all)
Posted By:
Ferlord
(5/3/2012 9:15:10 PM)
Oh, boy. Even from a religious standpoint, this should just not at all be offensive.
Posted By:
miilkshake
(9/7/2012 4:45:38 AM)
Wait, so devils, which are quite clearly depicted as vile creatures in magic are a problem whereas the Lovecraftian monstrosities that are the eldrazi are not? Ia! Ia! Cthulhu ftaghn!
And that's not even mentioning the fact that demons have existed in Magic since its conception. How is this any more offensive than any of these issues?
Posted By:
Ximenez
(9/7/2012 4:28:43 PM)