Some cards make me want to find a member of the R&D team, give him* a big hug, and say "That's mah boy*!"
* "her," "girl"
This is one of those cards.
Posted By:
Paleopaladin
(12/11/2013 1:35:54 PM)
"I'm going to Murder your Little Girl"
I was asked to leave the shop after I spoke that aloud.
Posted By:
Splizer
(3/10/2013 7:14:43 PM)
This is exactly the direction they needed to go. Excellent card, hopefully the new staple removal card.
Posted By:
OrgasmandTea
(2/5/2013 11:40:13 AM)
Time to Murder Murder of Crows
Posted By:
1919
(7/7/2012 6:15:31 AM)
Don't fall for it. The sword's in his armpit.
Posted By:
Hevaen
(7/6/2012 1:51:47 PM)
There is an interesting gap between 2 and 3 mana, and it becomes extremely important in the case of removal and instants.
Using removal tends to be a waiting game, since its reactive (rather than proactive) in concept. Your opponent needs to provide you with something you want to remove, and 95% of the time he's going to be doing that on his turn. Killing a creature right before it is equipped/enchanted is often a game-winning move, and the end step of your opponent's turn is usually when they are least capable of reacting to anything you do.
Since instant removal is best used on your opponent's turns, that means having to keep mana open, essentially taxing what spells you can play on your turn.
If you have 5 mana, with a Doomblade you need to only keep 2 mana open, giving you 3 mana to work with, which is a fair amount when you have 5 mana altogether. However, Murder needs 3 mana, which drops your workable mana down to 2, which often means that in the turn yo... (see all)
Posted By:
Asmodi0000
(7/14/2012 4:56:15 AM)
I can't wait for all the kids screaming "Dies to murder!" in the future.
Posted By:
Kirbster
(7/31/2012 8:19:55 AM)
M13 also sees the return of Merfolk of the Pearl Trident, making it possible to cast this on it and have...
MURMAIDER
Knives? Check.
Rope? Check.
Dagger? Check.
Chains? Check.
Rocks? Check.
Laser Beams? Check.
Acid? Check.
Body Bag? Check.
Posted By:
Ideatog
(7/12/2012 4:32:45 PM)
Usually worse than Unmake in mono-Black. Only better if you want to use it on your own Geralf's Messenger to ping someone at 2 health, or something weird like that.
Posted By:
Bobth
(3/24/2013 8:22:13 PM)
Perfect card. I've always disliked the "Black is bad at fighting Black" flavor, which never made sense but was obviously a holdover from Alpha's Terror, which was itself flavorful but didn't need to be the inspiration for a ton of other cards after it.
I was surprised this was a common, given that Go for the Throat was uncommon, but it's possible GftT was a higher rarity to not show up as much in a set where it's less powerful (having less possible targets), and not because of power level. I think time will show that this card is perfect, and that cards like Doom Blade or Go for the Throat still have a place in decks that need lower cost removal that are easier to splash. I think this card is perfect. I wouldn't mind an M14 reprint with flavor text, though.
Posted By:
sarroth
(7/9/2012 9:52:19 AM)