If you are attacked and gideons avenger is a valid defender does his bonus take affect before or after the attack is complete? This has been an ongoing debate among the group I play with and we've yet to see or hear anything conclusive either way. Any thoughts or known rules on this issue would be helpful Thanks.
Posted By:
x0Exodus0x
(8/28/2011 12:06:19 AM)
I don't c y people are hating on this card. It could become a 5/5 on like turn 4 or something. Besides if it dies sun titan can bring it back
Posted By:
Gcrudaplaneswalker
(9/5/2011 4:47:02 PM)
Excellent design, your opponents are S.O.L. for not drawing into removal early on. However, much like Dauntless Escort, which dies horribly and doesn't do anything vs control, this is going to eat the removal spell quickly against a creature deck. It's just counter-intuitive; its ability is so good that it's probably not going to get used. I prefer my bolt-bait to cost 2 mana or less. I'll make an exception for Mentor of the Meek because he's pure card advantage and Mirran Crusader because he has pro-black and double strike.
Posted By:
DacenOctavio
(9/10/2011 12:24:56 AM)
This guy can become unmanageable quickly.
Posted By:
Adallace
(9/11/2011 3:38:30 PM)
I keep a soldier/golem deck that helps itself out more than a sliver deck, and this would be a gold addition.
Posted By:
deadeye1387
(9/19/2011 6:23:01 PM)
Insane against elves. With all those mana tapping creatures, this gets big REALLY fast!
Posted By:
SgtSwaggr
(9/20/2011 2:42:56 PM)
Magic needs to do more White "Avengers". Preferably ones with Intimidate. Soon, very soon, I feel like we will get to the point where White will have a card that vaguely resembles the goddamn Batman. There will never be a better time than whenever (not if ever) they return to Ravnica. Here is a not-so-vague completely-insane broken-worse-than-Time Vault version to tide us over until then. If you're opponent is actually agrees to let you play this card, they deserve what they get. If not, no harm done. ;)
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Gothic Avenger
Super Mythic Rare- Slums of Ravnica (?)
Legendary Creature- Human Vigilante
Gothic Avenger is Black and not White* (use new color indicator doohickey.)
Flash, intimidate, triple strike**, vigilance, reach, shadow, Ninjutsu 0***
Gothic Avenger can only be blocked by creatures with flying or reach.
Protection from creatures with shadow.
Whenever Gothic Avenger enters the battlefield or attacks, up to three target creatures can't block this turn.
W/B: Gothi... (see all)
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(9/26/2011 10:03:51 PM)
a lot of fun using it with feeling of dread to tap four and get four counters for four mana.
Posted By:
hatchc2
(10/8/2011 3:05:56 PM)
I predict this card to be fairly popular once Mirran Crusader rotates out of standard. Is it as good? Hell no, but it might have its place...
Posted By:
dorksied
(12/20/2011 1:35:20 PM)
Combo with Freed from the Real.
Posted By:
Aminor
(4/29/2012 8:59:50 AM)