love this card in my mimic vat deck. cast it for its evoke cost and hes all cozy in the vat on the cheap. proceed to demicate.
Posted By:
Myr_Ball
(2/8/2012 1:39:48 PM)
Oblivax - " If you review the rules, specifically 702.72a, it's very clear that the sacrifice is PART of the casting cost, not a triggered effect. Failure to sacrifice the creature makes the evoke fizzle and the creature goes to the graveyard. "
Comp Rules 702.72a - "When this permanent enters the battlefield, if its evoke cost was paid, its controller sacrifices it."
It's a triggered ability that triggers if the evoke cost was paid, so 1) it triggers at the same time as the "ETB, terror" ability, but they are separate abilities and have no effect on each other's resolving, and 2) if a creature leaves play and comes back, it is treated as a new object. The sacrifice doesn't apply because it's not the same creature any more. The "sacrifice this" trigger still resolves, but the permanent it applies to no longer exists, so it does nothing. Check rule 400.7 for more details, and to find out what the exceptions actually are.
Posted By:
WhiteWizard42
(4/16/2013 1:51:13 AM)
good flavor, definitely something that a*hole Nicol Bolas would play with
Posted By:
brockdjwest
(10/17/2011 2:40:05 PM)
@use643
I don't think you understand that the ability still works EVEN if you don't evoke him. A creature tied to a kill spell is pretty much the best example possible for card advantage. Yeah, a plain 3/2 with Fear for 
is horrible for Standard. But with a free Terror? And you can play it as a slow (sorcery) Terror for the same price should you need it earlier? Excuse me, but what the f**k is wrong with that?! Yeah, those more MODERN cards are better than Terror. But Terror WAS the Doom Blade of it's day. Now there are 5+ versions of terror that each outclass it in some way.
As I said on the other printing, there is a reason the tournament decks of his day played the hell out of him like they play Dismember today.
Posted By:
OmegaSerris
(11/24/2011 8:17:35 AM)
little flexibility?? if you pay 5 it still enters the battlefield use643
Posted By:
Lueseto
(11/9/2011 6:12:46 PM)
A very solid uncommon. Flexible, Removal, and 3 powered Evasion, what more can you want?
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(10/11/2012 10:14:07 AM)
very good in MBC..
this creature has card advantage written all over it..
first to comment..
Posted By:
zenitramleirdag
(9/2/2011 2:19:18 AM)
for the evoke, Doom Blade and Go for the Throat are better, and who would pay 5 for a 3/2 with fear. There is little flexibility for this card
3.5/5
Posted By:
use643
(11/5/2011 11:51:37 AM)
The first time i saw someone use a blink to get around the evoke sacrifice, I thought it seemed a little fishy, but i let it pass. If you review the rules, specifically 702.72a, it's very clear that the sacrifice is PART of the casting cost, not a triggered effect. Failure to sacrifice the creature makes the evoke fizzle and the creature goes to the graveyard. It doesn't matter if the creature leaves the battlefield, it still must be sacrificed to fulfill the evoke cost. Any judge that misses this obviously hasn't read the rules closely enough.
Posted By:
Oblivax
(4/15/2013 6:32:10 PM)