I shudder to think what gatherer would be like without Mode.
Posted By:
achilleselbow
(6/26/2010 12:24:33 PM)
Oath of Druids question mark?
Posted By:
NeoSin
(9/21/2010 12:53:22 AM)
I've seen this used both with Oath of Druids and Varchild's War-riders/Blood Seeker/Blade of the Bloodchief.
It's not an integral part of either deck, but this card definitely has its uses.
Posted By:
KikiJikiTiki
(2/25/2011 1:49:16 PM)
This card is okay in alot of 3+ color decks, especially one's with some kind of pinging or big enough creatures you don't give a damn. It's solid mana fixing. However, situationally, in the right deck, this is killer.
I just ordered 4 of these to add to a deck built around Varchild's War-Riders (another way to force opponents to gain creatures) and Suture Priests (to gain life and force opponent's to lose life for taking on creatures) along with other similar cards (Soul Warden, Soul's Attendant, Blood Seeker). As has already been mentioned, Goblin Sharpshooter is a great way to get rid of the chumps (with a Basilisk Collar on he'll get rid of almost everything without shroud or indestructibility... or pro red). Forbidden Orchard will mana fix my tri-color deck (white, red, black), while making my deck less dependent on drawing the War-Ride... (see all)
Posted By:
AssKickingBoots
(5/14/2011 5:25:06 PM)
This card is becoming attractive of late; next to Blood Seeker, we have the upcoming "Acorn Catapult", Suture Priest and...oh god...Massacre Wurm...
I smell a deck idea...
Posted By:
Splizer
(6/10/2011 1:47:30 PM)
Lots of fun combo potential here. Æther Flash has been mentioned of course, but it's always fun to put this into decks where 1/1 creatures don't really matter. Lightmine Field decks, Peacekeeper decks, anything running Urza's Armor... lots of mildly humiliating possibilities. It's also a surprise winner for Pestilence/Pyrohemia, where you can either use the one mana you just produced to kill of the creature that just came into play, or disregard the mana and use the spirit token as a way to keep your enchantment on the board.
I'm also very, very happy that the creation of the spirit token is a separate ability and not a cost. That way if your opponent is using something like Ivory Mask or Leyline of Sanctity you aren't screwed out of a land because they can't be targeted.
Posted By:
yyukichigai
(8/15/2011 7:54:52 PM)
God is deeead.
God is deeeeeeead.
Posted By:
Shadoflaam
(9/26/2011 2:10:24 PM)
Loves my 5 color armageddon/Dingus Egg deck with personal sanctuary, Festival et al. I like this better than ANY dual land 5/5.
Posted By:
Psychrates
(11/17/2011 12:35:19 PM)
I'd been trying to find a home for this card for ages...then I realized I had a board destruction multiplayer-centric deck. It became the most politically advantageous card on the board when an opponent played Etched Champion...pretty much the only thing that could block it were the spirit tokens I was handing out.
Posted By:
LordRandomness
(12/16/2011 10:18:46 PM)
Bloodseeker, Suture Priest, Soul warden, or Soul's Attendant all work fairly well, as well as playing against a Heartless Summoning deck or using a Massacre Wurm to pull life out of your oppentents. I originally thought it was a terrible card, but now I see the abuse potential. a solid 4/5. Elesh Norn also likes this card
Posted By:
Averyck
(2/27/2012 9:20:17 PM)