I would still play this in a budget ramp deck. 6 Mana is not that hard to ramp into, and your taking out a threat plus removing a threat in hand. There is a good chance they will not have a land in hand at this point.
Is it too expensive? Of course. Can it still work? Most definitely.
2/5
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(4/16/2013 11:51:34 AM)
Unconditional removal for 6 mana is never bad--even at sorcery speed.
Time has shown that any removal is better than no removal. This sort of card is more than fine if you have access to a limited card selection and your options are few.
2.5/5 - acceptable removal in limited / possible inclusion in newbie casual decks
Posted By:
Pollinosis
(5/7/2013 1:33:07 PM)
Rough story. Even in an aggro deck with late-game slots open looking to synergize off discards and hand destruction--the perfect place for this--it's still just not worth the cost.
Posted By:
jam_marie
(1/16/2013 10:29:20 AM)
If this assassin was mine I'd fire him :/
Posted By:
ThisisSakon
(9/26/2012 8:50:59 PM)
Perhaps this was the end result of some bet to see if it was possible to make a terrible removal card without being too obvious about it. Twice the cost of Murder at half the speed! But they discard a card... who cares? Blah... This thing could have destroyed 2 creatures instead of 1 and still seen little play.
Posted By:
Radagast
(10/5/2012 5:33:00 PM)
What were Wizards thinking when they made this card?! To make it uncommon too is just insane. And in a bad way.
Posted By:
Subtle_Kay
(10/19/2012 12:45:48 PM)
This is an uncommon?
Posted By:
wholelottalove
(12/17/2012 3:08:54 AM)
Lets see. Lets add 3 to the cost and reduce it to sorcery speed, and see what we can add to it.
A single discard effect? Really? That's it?
Posted By:
DoragonShinzui
(2/3/2013 6:56:56 PM)
It's a good thing this is uncommon, because you don't want to see it every other pack. This is a draft mid-pick out of a weak pool at absolute best.
Posted By:
ZephyrBlayze
(9/26/2012 6:16:21 AM)