I give him a 3.5/5. The only time I have used him effectively is in a desperate situation. Usually late game, you can sacrifice a bunch of lands and clear your opponents side of their four or five best creatures at once, and then attack to win. You can even sac Barrin to himself. Barrin has won me games, but only as a last ditch effort. Which is why I like him, he can be sort of an ace-in-the-hole that no one expects until its too late. Don't underestimate his power.
Posted By:
beerious
(4/12/2011 3:03:48 PM)
in order to make his effect essentially blue, combo with Squee, Goblin Nabob the only catch is its (4)(R) per round which can get a little pricey but hey, if you've got the mana then it works
Posted By:
ChampionofSquee
(5/22/2010 2:53:48 PM)
The sacrificial ability cost makes him seem more black than blue. Could be improved in a number of ways.
Like - (2), return a creature you control to it's owners hand: Return target creature to it's owner's hand.
Would have been perfect.
Posted By:
Fictionarious
(3/10/2010 2:12:25 PM)
Interesting ability. Its quite useful if you have a lot of tokens in play that your willing to sac.
Posted By:
SavageBrain89
(6/12/2009 2:45:26 PM)
When waiting 3 turns for your Reality Acid to vanish isn't quite fast enough... Two-for-One your opponent by bouncing a creature and having him/her sacrifice the enchanted permanent.
Posted By:
LiXinjian
(1/11/2011 8:45:13 AM)
Comparing him to Temporal Adept is just sad, especially when you realize that the adapt is theoretically a nameless student of his.
Sure, he doesn't tap, uses colorless mana, and costs one less to activate, but none of those things are even remotely worth sacrificing a permanent for -- and the Adept can bounce all kinds of permanents, not just creatures, which is a really big deal and enables many more combos.
Posted By:
Aquillion
(6/20/2013 11:59:16 PM)
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Posted By:
Sironos
(9/5/2010 4:00:48 PM)
Dispersing Orb on legs. Not bad, especially with both the activation and initial mana costs reduced. Except that he dies to Zap. Of course, you can always sac a permanent to bounce him in response...
Posted By:
Ideatog
(9/5/2011 8:48:34 PM)
Just a pair of Nether Traitors...
Posted By:
Paolino
(1/13/2012 6:26:14 AM)
@Fictionarious: Not only would that be better for flavor reasons but that would be better. You could use it to fizzle a removal card targeting your creature and return it to your hand to play again and get rid of one of their creatures so it couldn't either attack you if it's their turn or block if it's yours.
Posted By:
JanusAurelius
(1/14/2012 2:46:49 PM)