One of my absolute favorite pieces of Magic art.
I also like the mechanics of the card itself a lot, even the discard penalty can be abused.
Only problem is he is utterly useless as a blocker and not boltproof. But I guess a paladin serving Lim-Dûl would know only attack and death...
Posted By:
Lord_of_Tresserhorn
(2/10/2011 6:47:37 PM)
Haha great art. Really illustrates "Come and get it, you corpses that know not that ye are dead yet"
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(4/5/2011 5:11:47 PM)
One of my favorite art pieces. Flavorwise it's really awesome---I imagine this grim knight who invokes a terrible battle rage when anyone stops his charge, but if he manages to get through with nobody stopping him, all he really does is strangle you with a life-snuffing black spell.
Posted By:
Okuu-chan
(9/28/2012 3:46:33 PM)
this one's dying for some flavor text. come on! 3.5/5 because he's vulnerable to lightning bolt AND swords to plowshares... and he doesn't beat your opponent swiftly enough, even though he can. what a lazy prick. he doesnt even give you 6 life when he gets the swords.
i still hate that upkeep cost, but at least you can work around it by using some reanimation spells.
Posted By:
gasimakos1
(7/31/2012 1:54:39 PM)
This is a sweet discard outlet. I want this for my Crosis the Purger Reanimator EDH.
Posted By:
DacenOctavio
(10/2/2012 12:43:13 AM)
nice idea, but actualy kinda bad in practice. No one blocks unless they can kill it, so it ends up being a 4 drop that does 4 damage and requires you to dich a card everyturn. Yes it's "fog-proof" until they figure out that blocking it than fogging works.
Posted By:
wolfbear2
(12/2/2009 9:05:28 PM)
As a lover of somewhat convoluted mechanics and cards that have "middle-of-the-road" quality, this card has a certain appeal. I kind of like the general idea. Used right, with the strategies achilleselbow mentioned, he's fairly okay.
However, the big issue I have with this guy is the flavour. Why, exactly, does he get this large boost in power when he fights a creature? Some kind of battle frenzy? Why can he not be as badass all the time? Does he have to stop and catch his breath afterwards, shrinking down to a 0/3? It's a little hard to piece together why he's effectively a 4/3, 0/3, or 6/6 depending on how he happens to feel at the time.
Posted By:
DoctorKenneth
(6/13/2010 1:22:26 PM)
"Come at me bro."
Posted By:
NoobOfLore
(11/1/2011 8:59:44 PM)
This card's abilities are confusing, but he behaves like a 4/4 with Bushido 2 that can't block very well. For 4 mana that's a good deal, but the discard can be a problem. I prefer Molten-Tail Masticore, but this is a reasonable choice for a Knight deck or a way to show off complicated old cards.
Posted By:
Chamale
(4/8/2013 10:51:38 PM)
This guy is just a pile of neat effects. You even get a nice little card if you can't pay his upkeep. This is an example of "cool and completely playable with a bit of support," rather than "obviously good but painfully uninteresting."
Posted By:
Kirbster
(6/29/2010 5:25:54 PM)