The problem with this card is that if you're playing a mill deck, you don't need a huge beatstick. Sure he can block, but so can Fog Bank.
Posted By:
Aquillion
(6/3/2013 6:35:33 AM)
Anything that can get in a battle with Emrakul and live gets my respect.
Posted By:
Arachnos
(6/11/2013 6:49:51 PM)
Personally I think that the type of deck he belongs in is the "Mill Beatdown" that seems to be prevalent in Innistrad. Things like Wight of Precinct Six, Consuming Aberration, Mesmeric Orb, Skaab Ruinator, dredge cards, Hedron Crab, and duskmantle guildmage can combine to make a difficult to dislodge aggro deck that this thing can top the curve for.
The only problem is that he tends to be worse than most all of those creatures except specific cases (such as an opponent with tons of removal, consistent gravehate, etc..), but that's why running 2 of this guy in a deck would be powerful; It's a backup plan to a deck that's quite easy to hate on these days (due to all of the gravehate.)
I think a creature like this could really use a weird ability such as "Can always choose to block any creature (For example, this creature can block creatures that are unblocka... (see all)
Posted By:
blurrymadness
(6/16/2013 11:42:38 PM)
Wish it had reach to enhance its blocking potential. Plated Slagwurm is probably a better pick, but this card has its charm.
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(10/14/2013 11:33:22 AM)
Phenax, God of Deception gives this guy a possible reason to make the cut in casual mill. Considering him for my Phenax EDH deck.
Posted By:
Three_Toe
(3/3/2014 9:52:23 AM)
Perhaps best when it's accidentally played on turn 2.
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/gpbru08/blog1#12
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Continue
(5/8/2014 8:49:25 PM)
"The more deadly the lake monster, the shorter the tale."
I guess Nemesis of Reason is the deadliest lake monster out there, then.
Posted By:
OlvynChuru
(5/13/2014 3:31:23 AM)