Anyone who says this card is broken needs to spend some time playing against nothing but Valakut Ramp and B/x Control decks. "Better than banseslayer"? Is Glissa going to become the win condition in a deck that can compete with Jace, like Baneslayer did to Jund? Glissa's abilities are good, but she's nothing competitive. She's too specific in mana to be played in most decks, and none of the decks in Standard or Extended in her colors run enough artifacts to play her. She's fun in EDH (Mindslaver), but fun is different from OP.
Posted By:
statiefreez
(2/11/2011 2:23:42 PM)
Amazing combo of abilities in a 3/3 for 3. Worth playing in just about any G/B deck. That G/B combo and the limited number of competitive decks running that right now is the one limitation.
Combos well with Perilous Myr and/or Necropede.
Could be interesting with Ratchet Bomb. Maybe Ichor Wellspringand Throne of Geth, but no built in creature kill there.
Would really have been better as WGG and working in a Tempered Steeldeck. Her ability also seems more Mirran than Phrexian to me...heres hoping for a Glissa, the Redeemed.
Posted By:
Nighthawk42
(3/22/2011 12:03:10 PM)
@darkness1d: use her WITH executioner's capsule: it kills something and then her ability recurs it.
Posted By:
Mata-nui3
(1/30/2011 8:40:07 PM)
No, Glissa! Why?!
CURSE YOU, PHREXIA!
Anyways, she's unbelievable. She kills pretty much anything but darksteel and even if she dies, she can just be brought back with one of the many black resurrectionish spells/abilities.
Posted By:
Worldwalker1
(2/5/2011 3:04:23 AM)
this can be searched by Green Sun Zenith as well to pull from your deck. I miss the old Glissa, but this version is sick power wise, flavor-wise I want my Sunseeker back. :(
Posted By:
Richard_Hawk
(2/8/2011 1:05:06 PM)
hmmm... in every block since lorwyn there has been a first strike, deathtoucher of some sort
(Nirkana Cutthroat, Pestilent Kathari, and technically Cairn Wanderer)
I wonder what innistrad will bring?
Posted By:
pedrodyl
(9/9/2011 5:18:27 PM)
@LilyOola
8 words for you.
Beauty. Is. In. The. Eye. Of. The. Beholder.
Beauty is subjective.
Posted By:
sl33tbl1nd
(2/20/2012 7:20:06 PM)
And now, she's famous!
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/08/nyregion/tuition-aid-from-a-zombie-elf.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Posted By:
davidbessler
(9/8/2013 4:25:18 PM)
I believe the original glissa already had first strike, so giving her zombie version deathtouch is great!
I haven't read the books, I wonder how she became evil?
Posted By:
Hyroko
(1/28/2011 9:10:37 AM)
Shes a beast with Irresistible Prey. 1 mana draw a card and then kill any creature, I run 4 of her in my green black deck, with a couple of executioners capsules and an oblivion stone for good measure.....I'm a terrible person ;)
Posted By:
TheDonMega
(2/27/2011 7:11:48 AM)