This guy is so cool! The art is amazing, the 4/3 hastiness is sweet, and the ability is awesome! I, personally, do not have any decks that can abuse this, so I don't completely understand the power of this guy, but from what I've heard, he is nasty (which I absolutely believe)!
Posted By:
Superllama12
(7/23/2011 8:19:39 PM)
@ Hairless Thoctar
I wish this card was printed at uncommon. It makes sense, because it has a really good constructed ability that isn't be all end all in limited. Mind you, this argument doesn't work because of cawblade back in the day and valakut and twin today, but vengevine is insane, and could have been one of the best cards in the format, easily, expecially before rise of the eldrazi. When bloodbraid elf was the most powerful card in the format, standard thrived and tournaments had really good turnouts because it was an uncommon, and therefore very accesible. It makes sense that vengevine should be printed at uncommon for the same reason, and that it wont totally wreck limited formats. Honestly, a 4/3 with haste and a lousy recurrence ability (in limited) isn't THAAAT impressive in limited. In constructed, you realize that fauna shaman and birds of paradise and llanowar elves and squadron hawks and swords of feasts and of famines are in the format and it becomes, as stated, ins... (see all)
Posted By:
TheSwarm
(7/26/2011 10:43:55 AM)
i was a little late on the Vengevine train to make much use out of him in standard, but ive dedicated a Modern deck to this amazing card. its G/r, featuring alot of haste creatures like Uktabi Drake , Groundbreaker , and obviously, Vengevine . it packs some land hate in the sideboard, because from what i understand, Valakut was a real problem for this deck stype in standard.
Posted By:
AffinityFrank
(8/23/2011 8:11:52 AM)
ok, we've got three green mythic elemetal avengers over the course of a very short period of time: Avenger of Zendikar, Vengevine, and Gaea's Revenge. why is green out for revenge?? maybe cuz blue and black are douches with their mana leaks and go for the throats...
Posted By:
Arachibutyrophobia
(9/17/2011 1:04:25 PM)
Easily in my top ten favorite green creatures ever. Maybe it's just the art, but I've cast my fair share of these bad boys in Naya decks and survival decks alike. This is one of those cards I never regret casting, even when it gets countered or bolted. And for that, I give it a 5/5.
Posted By:
volsak
(1/21/2012 9:20:47 PM)
It had a good run with Fauna Shaman. That was a pretty decent combo.
U/W control still ruled standard when it was around though.
Posted By:
shanghaied
(3/29/2012 11:56:24 AM)
So many people talk about the power leve of this card, that I feel like not enough people appreciate the epic artwork here. Props to Raymond Swanland for this masterpiece.
Posted By:
BongRipper420
(10/1/2012 1:53:57 PM)
It's my fourth turn. I tap out and cast Vengevine, then swing with that, a Young Wolf, and a Dungrove Elder for 10.
Opponent's fourth turn he smiles and casts Wrath of God.
My fifth turn I smile and pass the turn with an empty board.
Opponent taps out for a Bloodgift Demon and passes turn, before the end of the turn I cast Ambush Viper and Wolfir Avenger, returning the destroyed Vengevine and an additional Vengevine I discarded during my opponent's 3rd turn Mind Rot. I go on to swing for 13 damage out of nowhere.
That may be a very specific and seemingly unlikely circumstance, but it's more likely than you would think. And the ability to go from an empty board to swinging in for massive damage is incredible for green.
Posted By:
Andromeiylochk
(10/13/2012 5:13:50 PM)
Hmm well now he's more like 15$. Sucks.
I've always enjoyed self-reanimating guys like this, Demigod of Revenge, and Nether Spirit. They are fun to build around, always trying to fulfill some circumstance so that your creatures have this great resiliency.
Posted By:
pedrodyl
(2/3/2013 12:08:54 PM)
Use this together with Faithless Looting and a couple of memnites for a 1st turn 4-8 damage.
Not to mention drawing a couple of assault strobes to make it 8-16 with infernal plunge.
All depends on a good draw.
Posted By:
avishai
(7/31/2013 3:06:26 PM)