The issue with this is if you're milling opponents, it's better to play mill spells than to try to kill them with damage, because you're in the home stretch. So this is best against mill decks, except there are still much easier answers.
Posted By:
SleetFox
(1/13/2011 8:56:32 AM)
nice with arc-slogger unless youre being milled
Posted By:
Szentekkel
(2/22/2011 2:52:28 PM)
Alt win condition for my Blue Black Mill Control. Works really well against people with decks that are hard to mill.
Posted By:
Rikiaz
(3/22/2011 6:19:11 AM)
What's with the top comment currently rated? Some Mr.Sciccorslizard guy, who thinks Magic is all about one on one duels? Pfft, Magic's about having fun, and summoning giant damn creatures on turn 11 and sometimes 12.
Posted By:
Drewsel
(6/11/2011 3:52:00 AM)
What would be more practical would be if it could block a whole bunch of creatures.
Posted By:
HairlessThoctar
(3/6/2010 10:13:52 PM)
... combos with Deep Spawn.
Posted By:
Test-Subject_217601
(9/29/2010 9:07:57 AM)
wow!! just noticed that there is a cycle of 7 cmc rare creatures from this shadowmoor that corrispond to the hideaway lands from lorwyn! just think,
hollowborn barghest for howltooth hollow.
isleback spawn for shelldock isle.
knollspine dragon for spinerock knoll.
mossbridge troll for mosswort bridge.
windbrisk raptor for windbrisk heights.
Posted By:
powerdude
(10/6/2010 4:54:23 PM)
Arachibutyrophobia: "Just as every red deck needs Lightning Bolt, every blue deck needs Isleback Spawn."
Absolutely not! Lightning Bolt is good because it's cheap and efficient, and pretty much always useful. Isleback Spawn is... expensive. Really expensive. Saying that every blue deck should have one of these is silly- it's far too slow, and it doesn't even have any useful abilities. If you even get up to 7 mana (and in my experience, most games are done by then), you should put out something scarier than a shroudy blocker, something game ending. If you're milling your opponent, that would be something like Oona, Queen of the Fae .
Posted By:
ScissorsLizard
(5/23/2010 8:10:20 AM)
Why evasion for an obviously defensive creature? shroud works just fine if you want a nearly impenetrable mountain.
Posted By:
DarthExecutor
(7/2/2009 12:45:16 PM)
Cool card.
Only thing stopping me from playing it is deathtouch.
I don't feel like first strike would have broken this.
With such a high toughness it would feel almost pointless giving it first strike.
But it would have survived deathtouchers then.
Stupid Vampire Nighthawk.
Posted By:
Eved
(6/15/2010 9:01:09 AM)