"Hey, lets get some more use out of that living weapon mechanic...let's make a really good card, like I'm talking mythic."
"Alright, how about for {5} you get a 4/4 with vigilance and lifelink"
"Yeah, that's sounds really good..but wait, what if my opponent tries to Naturalize it? I don't want that to happen! Or maybe i need that tasty 4/4 creature back...can we give it an extra ability too? How about {3} : Return ________ to it's owner's hand"
"Man, that sounds reeeally powerful..you could batter alot of skulls with that"
"Hey.. Batter...skull...PERFECT"
Posted By:
tcollins
(5/9/2011 8:31:06 AM)
3rd turn with Stoneforge Mythic.
And a flavorful beater that can avoid artifact and creature removal.
Perfect.
5/5
Posted By:
Lohran
(4/28/2011 4:25:59 PM)
If you hard cast it, you get a 5/5 creature with vigilance and lifelink for {5}. On top of all that you can return it to your hand for 3 to protect from Disenchant effects. That's not even considering Stoneforge Mystic. Though admittedly, the equip cost is ugly, but that's true for most of the Living Weapon cards.
Posted By:
sarroth
(5/1/2011 6:09:15 PM)
This is a good example of a MIPO, or Mythic In Price Only.
Posted By:
TDL
(5/6/2011 11:16:04 AM)
Btw guys, it is a BLACK germ token, so you cant freaking Doomblade it anything. Jesus Christ
Posted By:
PwNaGe712
(8/5/2011 11:04:30 PM)
This card has Lifelink for one reason:
MEAT. The Phyrexians process life into unlife and use it exactly like Green cards have often used Feasting and Meatiness to gain life.
Why would a Giant War Machine gain life for you? Why would it be able to block well?
Because it is HUGE. made of MEAT. ZOMBIE MEAT. Have you ever tried to attack a wall of zombie meat?
How about a Tree-Trunk sized wall of Zombie Meat being hurled repeatedly into your face?
It is because MASSIVE ENOUGH SIEGE WEAPONS are like Walls themselves when you try to destroy them.
They are relentless, they aren't indestructible, but they have HUGE Defense and HP points. It takes many many whacks with a sword to try to destroy Batterskull. Even setting it on Fire is going to take some effort, no ordinary 3 damage spells can take it out, you need to burn it for 5 at least!
It has Vigilance not because it's a protector of your own lifetotal, so much as it a GIANT, SLAG, OF MEAT, and that means it is very tough, very resi... (see all)
Posted By:
ParallaxtheRevan
(1/31/2013 10:35:08 PM)
ITS THE BATTER SKULL 5/5 no seriously. the stats are great for something in any color, you can reuse it, its nice in cawblade, it has insane equip effects when equipment usually gives something like +1/+1 for 1, and you get to scream YOU CAN'T STOP THE BATTER SKULL BABY when you play it.
Posted By:
rinoh20
(5/1/2011 10:36:18 AM)
Everyone needs to start rating this a a 5-star for a while, so we can hopefully attempt to bring the star rating back to where it is, since all the little QQ kiddies thought it would be funny to give this a low rating.
This card has won me plenty of games. It's absolutely crazy. I bought two booster boxes on release day, and got one in each :-) Was very happy. Didn't expect this thing to be worth so much, but excited that it is. Unfortunately, I sold my foily playset of Stoneforges already, so I won't be making a deck that revolves around them.
Posted By:
endersblade
(6/4/2011 12:42:55 PM)
Not bad, as long as you have ways to attach it to creatures for free. Paying 10 mana would be a bit much. I think in general, I still prefer the loxodon warhammer. Trample is just too good with the power boost.
Posted By:
majinara
(5/1/2011 3:22:28 PM)
I hate that this card is a mythic rare. There is nothing splashy or flavorful about it. At least Lotus Cobra was a reference to a "mythical" card from MtG's past. This has nothing. And without stoneforge it's not even great as just a powerful mythic, so it doent meet that checkmark either.
The only thing I can think of was that they wanted living weapon represented at all rarities, but they could have done a much better job than this.
Posted By:
Alluceanot
(5/1/2011 11:41:08 PM)