@DaLucaray - dude, yeah Wizards probably did... but let's say you're playing B/W, 1. of all, having the opponent drawing a card isn't that much of an downside since he is a FAT (pun intended) 5/5 flyer... 2. of all, think about it, if you have 2 - 4 Master of the Feast on the field, also with a Spirit of the Labrynth you are getting massive advantage.... and just to top it all of... have a Athreos just to make it harder for the opponent to kill them off!! ;)
Posted By:
mionator
(5/17/2014 2:19:11 PM)
This card is an absolute bomb in limited. Its out of the reach of most non-rare removal in the format, has a huge body and flies. The card penalty is mostly meaningless in limited because your opponent rarely can ever play a threat that will adequately respond to it quickly enough.
However, if you play this guy, you need to be sure and side him out if you have any reason to believe they're playing Pin to the Earth or Akroan Mastiff. You will almost always lose if either is active and unanswered.
Posted By:
mooshimanx
(5/22/2014 11:25:37 PM)
Wow. 'Power Creep' is even catching up with Juzam Djinn! This guy is cheaper AND has flying!!! Hopefully, you'll play this guy close enough to the end of the game that the extra card or two won't matter. If your deck is fast enough, the end of the game will hopefully be very close to the beginning of the game! I just absolutely wrecked a Standard tourney with a couple of these fat bastards. I'm really, really lovin' this card!
Posted By:
Opeth2010
(5/27/2014 10:57:08 PM)
As a player very averse to giving his opponents easy card advantage, I believe in most cases a one-of Master of the Feast is worse for your deck than any reasonable card you can think of: an extra Swamp, a Herald of Torment, or a Bile Blight. While you can sometimes steal a game because they can't find something to deal with it in time, you come close to conceding to your opponent when they draw an extra card and then Hero's Downfall (or Unravel the AEther / Reprisal / what have you) it. At that point your chance of winning drastically diminishes, and it requires virtually no work from your opponent.
There are some exceptions of course. You could give it haste via, say, Hammer of Purphoros, then it becomes good because they now have to take 5 before they can get any card out of it. You could also protect it with Ajani's Presence or Gods Wil... (see all)
Posted By:
sweetgab
(5/30/2014 10:14:49 PM)