That is one ugly monkey.
Posted By:
Goatllama
(1/4/2013 10:14:13 AM)
It would be nice even as a sorcery but the fact that it's an instant just makes it amazing.
Tap all your creatures to attack in your aggro deck. Wait for an opponent to swing with something less than 3/3. Use this to destroy one of your tapped creatures and use the 3/3 to block. Free removal and you get a free creature out of it.
And that's just one of hundreds of possible combos. The best thing about this card is that it can really make you think. It's not like most removal where it's obvious.
I had another nice combo with it the other day where I had Guttersnipe out in my R/U deck. My opponent was 6 life plus Witchbane Orb. First I used Lightning Bolt on his Worldspine Wurm then I used this then finally I unsummoned the token, dealing exactly 6 damage for 3 mana. If I had Talrand, Sky Summoner out as well then I could have got 3 tokens too.
5/5
Posted By:
Lifegainwithbite
(1/10/2013 9:57:11 AM)
Kongify?
Posted By:
EGarrett01
(4/23/2013 5:51:07 PM)
Great fun with Permafrost Trap or Whiplash Trap.
Posted By:
RunedServitor
(5/14/2013 10:23:05 AM)
Surprised nobody has mentioned Rapid Hybridization yet. Almost exactly the same card, except this is strictly monkey-er.
Posted By:
The_Murderauder
(7/9/2013 10:52:12 AM)
This card is freakin' amazing, both in flavor and functionality. However, given a choice, I'd choose Lignify over this 9 out of 10 times for several reasons:
- pongify can't deal with indestructible creatures; lignify can
- pongify puts the target in a graveyard, while lignify renders the target useless on the field
- lignify is green and pongify is blue; I don't really play blue
Still, overall an amazing card. 5/5 for lolz alone.
Posted By:
WolfWhoWalks
(7/15/2013 3:20:29 PM)
"A Monkey!"
Okay, seriously, my jaw hit the floor when I first saw this card. I don't even remember how I first found it, just that to still day I am still utterly befuddled and flabbergasted by it.
A blue kill spell. A blue, kill spell. It's a KILL SPELL. AND IT'S BLUE!!!!
I thought blue not having access to creature destruction was one of the unbreakable "Though shalt not"s of Magic; like Richard Garfield descended from Mt. Sinai after a forty-day communion with that written on a stone tablet.
You know, I was always looking for ways to better make my Izzet deck able to destroy opposing creatures; little did I know that for all that time, this monster of a card lay waiting to be discovered. I even lessened the numbers of utility cards that I'd been using for years to help make room for these, like Electrolyze and Lightning Bolt, and I don't regret that decision in the s... (see all)
Posted By:
DaMaster012
(7/16/2013 12:10:01 AM)
@Cannibal: which, ironically, is one of the few creatures that could very easily protect itself from this spell.
Posted By:
Arachnos
(10/5/2013 11:13:43 PM)
Also works for surprise block-kills (card neutral if you kill your own guy and then use the token to kill theirs without losing the token.) Early game 3/3 or late game 1-mana kill spell is the way I view it.
Posted By:
blurrymadness
(10/12/2013 12:34:22 PM)
problem ?
Posted By:
Pipikako
(10/27/2013 11:35:54 AM)