Curse of the Pierced Heart and Stab Wound
Posted By:
Binaro
(11/26/2012 2:19:25 PM)
Card of the Day, December 11th, 2012
Given that this guy is from Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace, it's a shame that this guy doesn't have more synergy with his home land. Also what exactly is a Dungeon Palace anyway?
Who this guildmage does have synergy with though, is Rakdos, Lord of Riots, as others have mentioned. And I'm willing to bet that the reason for that is that this card was designed for the "Paincast" mechanic, as was Rakdos himself. For those of you who don't know, "Paincast" was an ability that made spells you cast cost 
less for each point of damage your opponents had taken this turn. They had to scrap this mechanic however, because it was somewhat broken, and it also limited the players as to what cards they could play with it. That lead to the "Unleash" mechanic that we are all familiar with now. Here's MaRo's article on Rakdos Design:
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/mm/225
Posted By:
pedrodyl
(12/11/2012 1:01:57 PM)
I love that this card punishes your opponent whether they choose to block or not. It's a little mana intensive, but it's a great design.
Posted By:
ChozoGhost
(9/26/2012 12:13:13 AM)
One of the most aggressive guildmages, and cheap to activate too.
Posted By:
Cyberium
(9/26/2012 12:19:35 AM)
So, basically, they took "target attacking creature gets +1/+1" and broke it into it's most basic components?
Honestly, I approve. I love when colors break into each other's domains without technically doing anything out of character.
Posted By:
armogohma
(3/10/2013 7:23:41 PM)
Great limited pull for Rakdos players. Your opponents are damned if they block, and damned if they don't. Sometimes the extra damage or the -1/-1 debuff can make all the difference. Not sure if it'll work in constructed, though. 4/5
Posted By:
d-101
(10/1/2012 12:28:55 PM)
Really provides solid support for Rakdos, Lord of Riots himself.
Posted By:
lorendorky
(9/26/2012 12:57:11 AM)
This girl is really good. Early game, she's a 2/2 2 drop with some mildly useful abilities. Late game, when you're sitting on a big pile of mana, she's beast. Deals nicely with vamp nighthawk and some of the trick blockers like rakdos keyrune or hussar patrol.
Posted By:
The_Insaniac
(10/3/2012 10:41:07 PM)
Upgrade from Spiteflame Witch?
Combat is better, life loss is one sided. However, it requires initial lifeloss.
Posted By:
A0602
(9/26/2012 10:19:04 PM)
It's like a better version of Wicked Akuba that can give creatures flanking.
Posted By:
Demento_Recraves
(10/2/2012 9:57:18 PM)