Classic suicide black card.
Picture this today:
Turn 1: Swamp, Lotus Petal, Dark Ritual, Abyssal Persecutor.
Turn 2: ???, bash face
Turn 3: Swamp, ???, Bash more face
Turn 4: Swamp, Bash even more face, cast this card after combat, Game.
And that's playing just those 5 cards. In the mean time your persecutor is probably stomping all over what piddly defense they can muster to block it.
Posted By:
Tonymitsu
(6/20/2011 5:41:09 PM)
I have seen worse but this is pretty horrible the point is to end the game with it but there are much better finishers then this.
Posted By:
dragonking987
(12/18/2010 4:26:31 PM)
I don't know why this is rated so low, the effect is really quite good as a finisher. And it's not like you can't float mana, resolve this, and cast more, not that I would ever do that since this should be a finisher period. I mean, 1/4th of your life total is hardly anything to sneeze at, especially when it's lose life not take 5 damage, at instant speed even.
Try it in a Suicide Black deck sometime and you'll see what I'm talking about. And as for it getting countered, that's why it would be in Suicide Black, so you can protect it with Duress or Thoughtseize.
Posted By:
ArashikageClan
(7/31/2009 11:35:04 AM)
Hilarious to use with Barren Glory.
Posted By:
natlrulupu
(4/24/2009 10:53:37 AM)
This is a decent finisher, but by the time you deal 15 damage you can probably afford something better anyway.
But it's pretty much the most satisfying way to kill someone, aside from possibly Inferno or Needle Drop.
Posted By:
SleetFox
(11/29/2010 1:00:49 PM)
The cheese stands alone with journey to nowhere on it (and then sacrificed).
Posted By:
land_comment
(3/24/2011 8:56:23 AM)
'Because F**K YOU, that's why!'
I so want this reprinted, just to see someone lose to it at a GT.
Posted By:
psychichobo
(10/22/2012 4:19:22 PM)
Terrible terrible infinite damage combo with it.
Playing a black green white deck. Have a total of 6 lands on the field where 2 tap for white and 3 tap for black. Have 2 eternal witnesses on the field. Cast second sunrise, then in response cast this card. Sac all your permanants and discard everything. Then second sunrise returns the witnesses and the lands, and gets you back second sunrise and this. Repeat.
Oh and the hivemind thing doesnt work since, it doesnt copy costs.
Posted By:
nope.avi
(4/7/2013 12:32:06 AM)
This card should not be rated so low. One possible combo is this and Hive Mind. Everyone discards their hand and sacs all their permanents. If you have Grip of Chaos out, then no one gets to choose who takes the damage!
Posted By:
shoalsuser2004
(8/25/2009 8:57:06 PM)
I run Barren Glory, Academy Rector, Kaerveks Spite, Greater Gargadon, Firestorm.
Besides Barren Glory deck, this card is garbage.
Posted By:
DavidBarron
(5/1/2009 10:10:19 PM)