Rathi A-ssa-ssin is much more playable, but this is still a good card. It's not like your opponents will ususally see it coming, like with the aforementioned double gluteal man.
Posted By:
Horsemanship
(6/25/2010 1:29:36 PM)
On the one hand, you can use it to knock out a black creature (as opposed to, say, a Terror or Doom Blade, but on the other hand it is only a sorcery. I would sooner play a creature with a "destroy a tapped" effect, like Royal Assassin, for example ... then you could pull this off instant-speed.
Posted By:
Cactmoore
(11/3/2011 3:53:34 PM)
If only this had instant speed.
Posted By:
themlsna
(6/8/2010 3:00:00 AM)
I'm REALLY glad this card doesn't have instant speed. I just loathe creature destroying cards that are too powerful. Instead of fun and intellectually challenging combat situations, the game just becomes "one guy has a lone creature on the battlefield, tap and take damage..." First strike, trample, banding, etc. become irrelevant abilities without more than one creature in play at a time.
Assassinate was a more fair card, but Vengeance is really the cool one - totally in the spirit of the game (it could have Cycling: 2 to be more playable). Let's face it: anytime you see an anti-creature card rated 4 stars or higher here on the Gatherer, you know it's bad news.
Posted By:
DrJack
(8/21/2012 11:49:04 AM)
Works nicely with Blind Obedience
Posted By:
Pollinosis
(3/24/2013 6:42:41 AM)
Amazing flavour text. I still remember getting chills when I read this for the first time.
Posted By:
Wulfsten
(10/9/2013 6:15:31 PM)
I think I saw this guy in Arkham City Origins.
Posted By:
NinStarRune
(1/28/2014 4:20:22 PM)