MUST... FORCE... PLAYERS... to play... MONO BLACK CONTROL!!
Posted By:
Vividice
(1/27/2012 8:43:10 AM)
->Hey guys, most players don't use walls.
->Not even Wall of Frost?
->It's good, but most tournament decks don't use it.
->Well, let's give them a really good reason to block with walls.
Part of me wants to mention It That Betrays as a combo with this card, but I know that any deck unable to withstand the Obliterator will be dead long before It That Betrays might have come into play.
Some people will say, "it dies to Go For the Throat" or "it's stopped by Mana Leak". Walls, kill spells, and counterspells stop this, but it could be too late. Fact: Unless you can stop the Obliterator before it attacks, you will lose many permanents or a quarter of your life total. Leaving enough mana open for a counterspell will slow down your tempo, and not many decks will be able to handle that loss. This is a very good creature, and it will likely be one of the biggest dangers on the field.
Posted By:
Chamale
(4/28/2011 4:40:57 PM)
I'm disgusted by this card. I don't care if you can take care of it in some colors, with some cards. Green and Red have almost no way to deal with this, and it will often spell game over for them if it hits the field, which can happen as early as turn 3 in standard. I do not understand how Wizards could let something so blatantly unfair be printed. Oh wait, they're making lots of money off it. That's right, they're greedy.
Posted By:
Gamma_Guy
(5/8/2011 12:36:31 PM)
This card is ridiculous, whatever happened to the drawbacks cards used to have. They made it so you had to play cards smartly rather then just whenever. Even lords nowadays only affect your side. Power creep needs to be put in check and bannings need to be used more often.
Posted By:
Aradimar
(5/4/2011 12:07:46 AM)
This is the perfect example of a card that is likely to see no high-level tournament play despite being better than almost everything out there. It's all about whether or not there's a deck good enough to fit it.
Of course, it's possible this finds its way into vampire decks or starts an a new archetype entirely. Time will tell.
Posted By:
SleetFox
(5/9/2011 1:01:30 PM)
This guy.. This guy is interesting. Weird Monoblack cruel control will definantly make an appearance I think. between this, despise to take care of opponent mystics and jaces, and lashwrithe monoblack looks good. Turn four obliterator into turn five lashwrithe swinging 9/9 trample turn five that kills permanents... yes please.
Posted By:
TheSwarm
(4/30/2011 6:16:32 PM)
Royal assassin is still standard... plenty of answers but this card is great and is something u need to get rid of (unless you have a wall). Nice to have a 4 mana kill spell magnet, also consider counterspells and bounce. Love this card and i'm going to get a playset.
Posted By:
thepillow
(5/3/2011 10:22:01 PM)
Your Juzam is worth how much now?
Posted By:
Stormseye
(5/16/2011 3:42:12 PM)
guys! with legacy making a comeback, this is the perfect time for some shenanigans! Enchant the Obliterator with Pariah and see if they ever try to damage you again! for further fun, Indestructablity!
Posted By:
Adammoroni
(5/30/2011 10:41:42 PM)
I like how people act as if this card is absolutely horrible, when they fail to realize that standard is not the only format that exists. How about Legacy? Eva Green? Trainwreck? This deck can be run in both of those without even changing anything in it. It's absolutely insane.
As well, in EDH, this card can be thrown in any number of decks that have black because of the length of the games and access to wacky things people always throw in. It's not busted, just very strong in some decks. It's not like goyf, it's not like SoTf. Jace was only ever truly broken in standard, legacy he's still played in a number of decks because of his utility, but it's not nessecary to do so like it was in standard.
tl;dr If you think this card sucks it's because you don't play anything besides standard, or you suck.
Posted By:
Thomas_204
(10/10/2011 11:19:38 PM)