Relevant one drop that can shut off an opponent's evasive clock. 2.7/5.
Posted By:
Purplerooster
(7/9/2013 10:10:01 PM)
Soul Warden and all its incarnations will always be better.
Posted By:
Pendulous
(7/9/2013 4:36:44 PM)
Goblin Fireslinger gettin' ya down?
Posted By:
infernox10
(7/10/2013 2:11:17 PM)
Huge meh.
Posted By:
LordOfTheFlies87
(7/10/2013 10:02:39 PM)
@majinara
roflmao
I think it's probably a little better than that if you have the right deck for it, but indeed, it is quite bad.
Posted By:
SAUS3
(7/12/2013 11:19:22 AM)
@Vakyoom: once it shows up in successful tournament decks, I'll agree that I was wrong. Time will tell. :) Even if this guy is acceptable with Archangel of Thune, mixing cards that are by themselves horrible with good cards won't result in a good deck.
This guy is horrible. It's one of those skill testers by wotc. Think about it like this: If there'd be following card, would you play it?
Cripple Newbie 
Sorcery
Draw a card.
Target opponent discards a card.
The next 
added to that opponents mana pool vanishes.
At the beginning of his/her next three upkeeps, that opponent gains 1 life.
"I gain life! You can't beat me now!" NewbieMcNoob, last words.
This is what happens for your opponent if you play this guy.
You waste a card. You waste mana. What for? To gain a tiny bit of lifegain stretched over a couple of turns. Even for dedicated lifegain decks this guy is atrocious, because for those there are much better cards.
Posted By:
majinara
(7/22/2013 9:46:09 AM)
I thank the, Soulmender, for making beginners pick you in drafts over Griffin Sentinels and Pacifisms.
Posted By:
Ferlord
(8/24/2013 8:03:42 PM)
The card' is best used in decks where lifegain has secondary effects. Archangel of Thune lets you put +1/+1 counters on all your creatures. Sanguine Bond turns them into tap / you gain one life; opponent loses one life. Voracious Wurms get bigger with these guys. It's a cheap utility card in these cases.
Posted By:
CaptainNV
(10/7/2013 9:38:58 PM)
I actually used this card and it works surprisingly well at drawing out everyone's removal spells. Also goes really well with archangel of thune.
Posted By:
soto_zachary
(10/30/2013 1:35:18 AM)
Card is not that bad. Can be a combo tool, gaining life on demand is handy. Also can add up in control, and gives you a chump block later.
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(1/17/2014 10:39:16 AM)