I think Hkjek deserves a better card...
Posted By:
master_biomancer
(7/9/2013 6:06:52 PM)
You can't kill the skeleton! The skeleton will live on (and henceforth be known as "Jack Black" in my playgroup).
Posted By:
AzureAngel17
(7/9/2013 6:22:59 PM)
Odd design.
Posted By:
LordOfTheFlies87
(7/10/2013 9:55:01 PM)
Reassembling Skeleton this is not. Why? Because you need to have two mana available the moment it dies. It's like regeneration, basically, except that it also works against -x/-x effects, sacrifice and so on. Still, having two mana available at the right time is pretty annoying. That's why Reassembling Skeleton was so good.
Posted By:
majinara
(7/11/2013 1:51:08 AM)
THIS IS NOT, THE GREATEST CARD IN THE WORLD-THIS IS JUST A TRIBUTE!
Posted By:
Cygore
(7/17/2013 10:09:43 AM)
Like Undying, this triggers both "Whenever a creature dies" and "Whenever a creature enters the battlefield", but is repeatable. I predict that this will be powering infinite combo in the future.
Posted By:
Jhyrryl
(8/1/2013 11:26:00 PM)
In the course of regular play, very similar to regeneration, but with several key functional differences.
Notably:
He can be "regenerated" after sacrificing him (Like, to say, a Phyrexian Altar).
He can "regenerate" out of a "can't be regenerated" clause, such as on Damnation.
He can "regenerate" out of -1/-1 counters, or -x/-x effects.
He actually leaves the battlefield, then enters the battlefield again. This is important for things like Golgari Germination or Genesis Chamber.
Worse than Reassembling Skeleton? Yeah, 90% of the time. Still going straight into my Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper EDH deck.
Posted By:
The_Murderauder
(8/4/2013 6:45:25 PM)
Black has better one drops in standard right now - Rakdos Cackler, Typhoid Rats, Diregraf Ghoul, etc.
I am also troubled by the fact that, in order to get the most use out of him, you need to leave {1}{B} free to revive him the moment he dies, something ReAssembling Skeleton would laugh at, despite both being Uncommon status and originally from core sets.
Also, if you want to go modern, then Festering Goblin, Death Cultist, and Fume Spitter can all be more useful as well.
Posted By:
MechaKraken
(8/7/2013 9:50:14 PM)
Yay - a returner that still suffers from 'shields down' moments.
Posted By:
Beyond.Malachi
(8/10/2013 7:10:26 AM)
The way regenerate should work, intuitively.
Posted By:
Seabie
(8/14/2013 3:13:24 PM)