So for 5 mana you draw approximately 3-5 cards and lose 3-5 life. I think I'll stick with Read the Bones.
Posted By:
Eternal_Blue
(1/31/2014 4:33:54 PM)
I tried this card at fnm. It just sat in my hand doing nothing. I would not recommend this card. read the bones is better. 1/5
Posted By:
orzhov20
(2/15/2014 7:56:53 AM)
Speaking as a limited player, this is not a vey good card in my opinion. I don't think there's a spot where you're okay paying that much mana and some amount of life for the same amount of cards. A better design would be to lower the mana cost and make the life lost fixed. "Draw X cards and lose 3 life" would be fair for 3 and a black.
As for its synergy with Gray Merchant, yes, it does synergies with Gray Merchant quite well. Too bad you have no way of being sure you'll have any Gray Merchants in your next two packs. If this card was printed in Theros, it would probably be a good pick. As it is, it's just a really weak card.
Posted By:
SnesController
(4/4/2014 12:12:05 PM)
In the right deck this is nutty. Threw one in mono Black Vampires. Think about that... Plus the flavor...
Don't knock it until you draw 6 cards with it, as the life loss doesn't matter because you've gained a ton already.
Posted By:
Silence9
(5/19/2014 10:57:34 AM)
Whelp, it's a five-drop sorcery that is sometimes completely useless. You don't really need to know more than that.
It's useless when you have no devotion. Gray Merchant is incredibly good because of the 
. Even in the worst case, it is still a life swing of four. (True, your opponent can kill the Merchant in response to its ETB trigger, but if your opponent has wiped out your side of the battlefield and still has creature removal ready, not much can save you.) I think people are only considering this card because the permanent-based devotion cards from Theros were so good. (It was a very good idea for the game designers to introduce permanent-based devotion first!)
It's useless when your life is lower than your devotion. When your life drops to zero or lower, you die as a state-based action after the current ability or spell or combat step resolves. You don't get a chance to cast any of those cards you drew, even if one is a Heroes' Reunion... (see all)
Posted By:
JimmyNoobPlayer
(6/4/2014 1:28:31 AM)