The Jitte is one of the most efficient, powerful, and card-advantageous artifacts ever printed. I'm playing with a lot of younger players (students at the school I teach at), and when I drop the Jitte I tell them "This piece of equipment will kill all your creatures." They scoff at it, because it doesn't have "Destroy" on it.
Then I contribute to their education.
"Predator Ooze! Ha! It's indestructible!"
"-1/-1. It dies."
"...okay then. Ambush viper! Ha! It will kill your Ghost Council!"
"-1/-1. It dies."
...
"Darnit, no blockers."
"Okay, take 9 damage from Angel of Despair."
"Huh?! Why?!"
"+4/+4 from the Jitte."
...
"You're dead!"
"No, I gain two life from the Jitte."
BTW, the pronunciation is "zhi-TEH." It's not "jeet" or "jittay." It's amazing how a parrying weapon, of all things, is more efficient at destruction than an apocalypse sword Worldslayer.
Posted By:
Okuu-chan
(3/17/2012 5:53:19 PM)
The primary issue I take with this card is that you don't need to be any good to play it and have it win the game. The secondary issue is how hard the people who use it argue that it takes skill to do so.
Posted By:
Hanksingle
(5/15/2012 9:31:40 AM)
I've recently acquired one of these beauties and found a temporary home for it in my EDH/Commander deck until I get the cards to use it in Legacy. However, ever since I've played a tournament with it in Damia, Sage of Stone I don't think I ever want to take it out.
Here are some used commanders that can be taken down with one swing from Jitte:
Gaddock Teeg
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
Kaalia of the Vast
Jhoira of the Ghitu
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
Captain Sisay
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Riku, of Two Reflections
Sygg, River Guide
Adun Oakenshield
Arcum Daggson
Anima, Soul of Elements (if you catch him small enough, or after a board wipe)
Kira, Great Glass Spinner (granted you need at least 3 counters to kill her, but you're not losing any cards to do so).
And those are just the tip of the iceberg of 2 toughness commanders that people use, not to mention utility creatures that can be off'd very easily.
Jitte is an absolutely brilliant utility card: disruption, pump and emergency life gain... (see all)
Posted By:
Haelthor
(3/13/2013 1:04:08 PM)
"No half measures, no regrets. We'll tell no stories of this day. It will be as if it never existed at all."
-Revoke Existance
Posted By:
TheWallinator74
(3/6/2012 5:01:31 PM)
Umezawa's Shitte
Posted By:
JimmyCricket2
(5/29/2012 1:27:49 AM)
i used to loathe this card, i've always thought that its a no-brainer and it is..in protest, i promised myself that i aint gonna run it ever..
but i finally gave in to the dark side and boarded 2 in my mono black mid range deck(THE GATE)..
THIS CARD REALLY PAWNS!..
Posted By:
zenitramleirdag
(7/17/2012 1:16:30 AM)
IT's SO FAAAIR!!! AAAAAH!!!
Posted By:
MrBarrelRoll
(2/26/2011 7:58:05 PM)
Two counters? I know a way to change that.
Anything with proliferate
oh yeah, or doubling season
Posted By:
made4ipod
(11/19/2011 2:15:45 PM)
sucks. dies to counterspell
Posted By:
Angry_Puppy
(4/16/2011 12:30:43 PM)
DO NOT BAN. i have it, and use it, and love it :D
it does rape but yeh you can easily destroy it and the legend rule does sorta dull it down. if it didn't have legendary combinations of it would be unbeatable, just be thankful for that.
also combine it with Sanguine Bond for ultimate rape :)
Posted By:
Snowspir3
(7/18/2009 10:51:25 PM)