Why are people talking about card advantage? This card nets 0 card advantage. He's also expensive and fragile.
As for 'make him unblockable and go to town' - why not just put whispersilk cloak on a dude with 4 power? Same result basically. 5 swings and they're out. Sure gaining life is possible whereas gaining library really isn't, but then it's easier to make a deck that does damage to go along with that unblocked creature than it is to make a deck which assists the kill with milling.
Not that he isn't a good or fun card. He's just being greatl overrated here.
Posted By:
Baconradar
(8/25/2010 8:00:44 AM)
Coolest Wizard Ever
Posted By:
MasterOfEtherium
(5/23/2009 2:09:38 PM)
SAYAHAYAHAYFFFFUUUUUU--WAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!
why hasn't this card gotten more fame? also, why wasn't a Transmute update put in the Dimir Guild?
also, WHY DON'T I HAVE 50 OF THEM?!
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(5/2/2012 6:59:35 PM)
"Nevermore."
Posted By:
WilloftheLisp
(6/24/2011 5:39:21 PM)
Quite likely my favourite card in the entire game, for both the brilliant artwork and the sheer abject terror he inspires in my opponents.
Give him a Whispersilk Cloak and watch him go to town on a library with impunity. Even though he's slightly overshadowed by the recently released Nemesis of Reason, there's a distinct preference in that the Master removes cards from the game instead of sending them to the graveyard, from where they can usually be returned.
Occasionally I like to put one into a Soul Foundry, crank out half a dozen clones and send them all in at once. I've never seen anyone panic and scramble for a Holy Day card so quickly!
Posted By:
DarkbladeWraith
(6/27/2011 1:03:33 PM)
Take that, Eldrazi! No counter-mill tactics for you!!
Posted By:
Goatllama
(12/7/2011 11:07:14 AM)
One of the first blue cards I'd ever seen, back in 2002.
Might as well read: "Target opponent discards Terminate."
Posted By:
MacBizzle
(4/10/2012 7:23:21 AM)
That's some pretty powerful milling on a stick, probably worth it in a milling deck that has enough blue. That said, worthless everywhere else.
Posted By:
Arachnos
(9/15/2012 11:21:36 PM)
fireshreiker and whispersilk cloak. double strike and unblockable/hexproof.
Posted By:
LegionRat
(9/22/2013 7:33:53 PM)
I am so happy that Raven Guild Initiates eventually stop playing with birds and become awesome mill engines.
Posted By:
MattLynn
(1/19/2014 5:50:20 PM)