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@Mode: I think you're forgetting that you get to draw a card each upkeep - not just your own, making this vastly better than Bloodgift Demon and Phyrexian Arena in terms of draw power. In my playgroup, if I cast this and it lives until my next turn, I'll have drawn five cards and gotten a 7/7 creature for 8 mana. If anything, that seems very cheap to me.

Definitely a strong card - just be careful that the life-loss doesn't get out of hand. This thing can easily kill you if you're not careful.
Posted By: GrimjawxRULES (11/6/2013 11:20:15 AM)
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Replaced my Pyrexian Arena in Jarad Reanimator EDH, like Erebos replaced Underworld Connections.

That has a few drawbacks, but both of them have the benefit of being good reanimator targets and counting towards the creature count for Jarad.

Now I just need Deadbridge Chant and Greater Good on a body.
Posted By: TexasDice (11/30/2013 4:42:20 AM)
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Not a fan. While sure, you may want an additional Bloodgift Demon, you're almost surely going to be going with the demon first each time. And Phyrexian Arena. And Underworld Connections. Ultimately, paying 5 mana for the 7/7 body (or in the case of Bloodgift demon, paying 3 mana and losing flying for 3/2) is just not worth it in most cases.
Posted By: JaxsonBateman (1/18/2014 7:15:08 PM)
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Honestly, I think this is overrated.

Yes, you draw cards twice as fast as Phyrexian Arena or Bloodgift Demon; but he comes out so late that you'll probably end up with fewer cards overall. Compare this to the red force, say, which does something you absolutely couldn't get for a significantly cheaper cost.

As a general rule, card drawing (especially at the cost of life) is most useful in a deck filled with small cheap cards, since you want to be able to play all the extra cards you draw at once. An eight-mana monstrosity isn't a good fit for a card-drawing deck.

Can you reanimate him? Sure, but reanimation is much better used for cards that have evasion or some form of protection or, ideally, both.
Posted By: Aquillion (6/8/2014 11:48:23 PM)
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