Give him double strike.
Laugh evilly.
Posted By:
WateryMind
(10/24/2011 7:35:35 PM)
This guy will ruin you.
Double-slith with flying isn't hurting my feelings any. He's fast, he hits hard, and if your opponent anticipates him, he will doubtlessly soak up some removal for you.
Posted By:
NoobOfLore
(11/13/2011 7:48:49 PM)
I feel like this card will usually make you jump through too many hoops in order to get it to pull its weight on the table. Good in draft or limited, but it has no place in constructed Standard.
Posted By:
SkaerKrow
(12/21/2011 6:55:28 AM)
Alot of people underestimating these guys in standard. Imagine I already have a Curse of Stalked Prey out and, say, a Rakish Heir, even just two of those out will pop him to a 6/6 after first swing assuming your enemy doesn't block it. Granted, these are the guys I debate over in my vampire constructed deck - I decided to play these guys over Bloodlord of Vaasgoth - He is too contingent on second turn mainphase. Basically if I can't kill someone early in the game with my fastpaced vamps, when these boys come out, better hope you've got a doomblade and you're quick with it. otherwise.
Posted By:
monstersexist
(12/23/2011 8:27:48 AM)
He's a little slow at the start, but when you get him going it becomes a frenzy. just remember to give him hexproof as he is something you'll want to keep on the field once you get him there.
Posted By:
Darkvayne
(12/30/2011 11:34:55 AM)
It's been said, but this is unbelievably good in limited. Acts as a "finisher before the finisher" or "finisher's knight" or something like that.
Posted By:
scorpiolegend
(1/14/2012 8:41:07 PM)
I've played against this card twice... and I already hate it!
Managed to kill it once when my opponent forgot i was running first striking flying slivers
Posted By:
Moleland
(1/15/2012 1:40:22 PM)
while i don't know about tournaments because there are no LGS in my area, in casual this guy won a game for me.....
i was facing an opposing vampire control deck, and I was unable to get anything on the board without it dying. i had enough mana out to tutor, so I tutored for the bloodline keeper
on the next turn i played a land and drew this....and for a moment i had to choose if i wanted to cast this or the vamp lord i tutored for.....
the deciding factor was this had haste and my opponent had no free fliers (tapped sangromancer)
so i casted the maruaders and hit for two, and now it was a 4/4 and it couldn't be traded with my opponent's sangromancer...so at that point it was over for her
Posted By:
Niner9
(1/30/2012 3:10:11 PM)
Dark ascension has made this card invaluable in my vampire deck, and at $1 each, it's easy to get a few of these cheap. Stromkirk Captain turns this from a 2/2 flying, haste to a 3/3, flying, haste, and first strike. This is definitely a card to fear in a standard vamps deck.
Posted By:
Igooog
(2/11/2012 4:39:00 PM)
Too squishy. I like the growth mechanic of the Innistrad vamps, but this guy is a 2/2 for 
. Almost every burn spell ever could kill him.
Posted By:
DoragonShinzui
(5/9/2012 8:52:18 AM)