Target Azorius Arrester, or Azorius Justiciar.
Profit.
Posted By:
Winhert
(3/23/2013 1:58:00 PM)
This card works amazing in my detain deck. My detainers love getting bounced back, and i love getting a 3/3 flying for 3 +)
Posted By:
BeatYouOnce
(4/22/2013 5:32:13 PM)
I liked Kor Skyfisher and I love this card. I run a Kaalia of the Vast deck, so Emancipation Angel is on-theme (if cheap compared to most of the deck's other thematic creatures), and I run Rakdos the Defiler. Having an Emancipation Angel rather than a Restoration Angel to bounce Rakdos and attack again next turn with Kaalia can be quite useful.
Posted By:
sarroth
(6/10/2013 5:38:39 PM)
Limited uses, but effective. Can be decent as an attacker/blocker too.
This would've been much better if it had Flash. I wish it did.
Posted By:
KingRusty
(7/30/2013 4:41:23 PM)
@Lord_Skoonie This isn't strictly worse, far from it. This is a 3/3 when Stonecloaker is a 3/2, this lets you return any permanent to your hand rather than only a creature (mana, O-rings, etc.). Also the angel creature type comes in handy much more than Gargoyle. Overall, I'd say they're pretty even, not to mention this card has sweet as art.
Posted By:
SquiddyFish
(9/10/2013 7:28:56 AM)
MTG's Angel art has always been awesome, and this is no exception. Seriously, look at it. How could you not want to use this card?
Stonecloaker and Whitemane Lion may have more flexible costs and flash but that doesn't make this bad by any means. It's probably on a more reasonable power level all told. Seriously, Stonecloaker is cool and all but it pushed the bounds of what a 3-cost creature could do.
Posted By:
Pinto331
(11/13/2013 7:40:54 PM)
Art is gorgeous and a 3/3 for 3 mana with flying is ahead of the curve. White weenies are strong in IDA block, meaning there are likely plenty of bounce targets by the time she comes out. Not Baneslayer good, but still good nonetheless.
@LordSkoonie: you don't understand strictly better. This has 3 toughness and doesn't have the graveyard effect. In order for a card to be strictly better than this, it would be identical in almost every respect- same casting cost etc. but with a better p/t or better/additional effect(s)
TL;DR Stonecloaker dies to shock, this does not.
Posted By:
Drewskithelegend
(2/7/2014 5:16:33 PM)
4/5 rating.
3 for 3/3 flying? Absolutely yes. Then there's this blink effect. Damn, I wish this card was a rare or mythic with flash and/or first strike.
Posted By:
Vursor
(5/13/2014 5:32:14 AM)
Entirely by accident, I discovered a truly frightening display when Emancipation Angel is combo'd with Seraph Sanctuary and Omniscience/Aluren. Want to make it truly terrifying? Have an Archangel of Thune on the battlefield.
Posted By:
Ausp
(6/2/2014 8:29:47 AM)
A great reason to run 2-drop artifacts in your angel EDH decks. Mycosynth Wellspring, Ichor Wellspring, Lightning Greaves, etc.
Posted By:
Earthdawn
(6/10/2014 11:14:24 AM)