Survival of the Vengevine.
This card was legal in Legacy, a powerful but not broken card, until it was possible to put four fresh 4/3 hasty warmongers into play every turn by pitching a couple Basking Rootwallas.
Posted By:
Salient
(2/7/2012 11:45:38 PM)
I love this card in EDH! Works great with Squee and Genesis
Posted By:
Suddsy12
(6/2/2012 1:25:25 PM)
My favorite card ever. You have to love a card that encourages you to play a deck crammed full of singletons and then is powerful enough to make it work.
Such a shame they banned it in Legacy. Sure, Vengevine sent it over the top, but prior to that there were a huge huge number of different Survival decks (dating back to Angry Tradewind Survival!) and none of them broke the format.
Posted By:
shteevuk
(7/10/2012 8:06:14 AM)
@thewrathofshane: People like you that never stop bitching are what make magic unfun. I'd rather magic be pay to win than every card be the same, like you want them to be.
Posted By:
Lifegainwithbite
(12/9/2013 6:07:40 AM)
@TheWrathofShane
"Cards like this are what make magic Pay 2 Win and One Sided."
I have several issues with your complaint, so I will break them down for you:
1) "Pay 2 Win"
First, Vintage Dredge would like to have a word with you. Aside from the 4x Bazaar of Baghdad, many Dredge lists cost under $50. Since unsanctioned tournaments, i.e. the majority of Vintage tournaments, usually allow 10-15 proxies, you could feasibly show up to a tournament with a deck worth less money than its sleeves.
Second, let us deal with the idiom "Pay to Win" itself. Magic: The Gathering is a Trading Card Game (TCG), so it requires some amount of monetary investment to even play the game, which, in most contexts, is required to win in the first place. This is a property of all commercially produced games, though TCG's often require sustained investment, rather than a lump sum up front like a non-subs_cription video game or a board game. Hence, the phrase "Pay to ... (see all)
Posted By:
strider24seven
(2/17/2014 4:30:12 PM)
OBSTINATE BALOTH
Posted By:
JamesDudding
(3/2/2014 8:36:19 AM)
@JamesDudding: "If a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard Obstinate Baloth (...)".
Posted By:
Wirox
(4/13/2014 3:28:04 AM)
As one of the most broken cards in Magic, even without an ever expanding list of combos, this can't be fairly given less than a 4.5. I give it 5/5 for being astounding.
Posted By:
Nagazel
(5/29/2014 10:47:16 PM)