Personally I like it, even though it's not 100% foolproof. Most of the time the smarter opponent will take the 5 damage but if you're playing Black Aggro then that's generally a good thing...
Posted By:
Volcre
(10/3/2009 6:37:54 AM)
you can't comparer this to counterspell blue is the counter colour and black isn't so of coures blue counters should be better but still 5 life for 2 mana even red don't do that on one card!
Posted By:
jonfck
(8/22/2010 2:11:19 PM)
Haha, this is my favorite argument on gatherer.
Giving your opponent control is ALWAYS a bad thing!
Right Browbeat? How about you Fact or Fiction? Painful Quandry, what a piece of crap!
Posted By:
SeiberTross
(3/18/2011 11:54:32 AM)
i play this in mai skull deck
Posted By:
Caldera42
(11/11/2008 4:31:57 PM)
I think I'm going to need a few of these.
Posted By:
Panpl
(10/11/2009 3:30:16 AM)
epic counter.
Posted By:
EnV
(11/23/2009 7:36:43 PM)
Non-blue counters make me sad.
Posted By:
GhelmaroftheSimic
(12/27/2008 11:19:23 AM)
Cast Lava Axe, then counter it with this.
Posted By:
NeoKoda
(9/18/2011 7:44:18 PM)
it's great if you got two of these in hand and they pay the 5 life... you do it again! I say it's a win win situation. You could not play this and deal with their spell or you can make them pay the toll fee of 5 life.
Posted By:
Megrimage
(2/21/2010 12:27:59 PM)
It's a counter in BLACK! No one will expect this, and either 5 dmg for 2 mana or counterspell for 2 mana is great! I love this card!
Posted By:
Sironos
(5/11/2010 3:07:21 PM)