I dislike it on the grounds that, with Darksteel, you could at least hold it off. Get a Jareth, Leonine Titan out, and you can chump-block it till the cows come home. This guy is all downhill; once you attack, things die, period. Even if you have something beefy enough to stand up to it, you probably only get to block once or twice before it breaks through.
Posted By:
Dr.Pingas
(6/23/2011 9:55:43 AM)
Nothing good can come of a Darksteel Colussus "Hulking out." This is like if all Emrakuls came with a small clip-on disk that spat acid at the opposing player.
Posted By:
Kaizeischi
(2/22/2011 11:06:39 PM)
I don't like that they obsoleted the ol' colossus, but that asides this brings nothing new. Serra avatar and phage are both one hit killers, and it's not like our friend mr. teeth didn't one hit kill you either.
@CJM2, Phage can be cheated out as early as turn 2, and emrakul will stop you from actually doing anything to stop it, since 6 permanents is a lot. And being hard to target is far more valuable than being indestructible.
Posted By:
Shiizu
(1/30/2011 1:01:29 AM)
If I got one of these in Limited, I'd probably run my Kuldotha Forgemaster. You have one turn to play removal. Hope you packed some Revoke Existence and Disperse. Or Into the Core. Or Neurok Replica. Or Leonin Relic-Warder. Or Banishment Decree. Or Arrest. Or...
Okay, so there are ways to answer it. But if they don't, time for game 2.
Posted By:
ratchet1215
(2/1/2011 9:33:59 AM)
Equip with Worldslayer to add insult to injury.
Posted By:
C5r1a5z0y
(2/21/2011 8:20:09 PM)
Darksteel Colossus: I am almighty! None can defeat me without suffering from some insane drawback!
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn: Sup.
Darksteel Colossus: What the! 15/15! Not cool Wizards... *cries*
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn: Sorry man. I'll cya, or not, kinda busy terrorizing standard and all that...
-Later-
Blightsteel Colossus: Ha! I have returned, Emrakul, and more powerful then ever!
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn: Oh, hey man, haven't seen you since Magic 2010. And it looks like all you got was an increased mana cost, I still have +4/+4 over you, kill 6 permanents every time I attack, and spit out unfair extra turns like I'm Time Walk.
Blightsteel Colossus: Well, now that I joined Phyrexia, WAY eviler then you guys, btw, I get this neat thing called infect.
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn: And what's that do?
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Posted By:
Feralsymphony
(2/13/2011 5:30:49 PM)
Everyone say it with me now: Revoke Existence
"No half measures, no regrets. We'll tell no stories of Blightsteel Colossus. It will be as if it never existed at all."
—Magic Players Everywhere
Emrakul may not kill in one hit, but he's much, much harder to get rid of (Baring board sweeps). And he essentially has haste, untaps all of your mana, and lets you draw a card when you cast him.
You can take out BS Colossus (I wonder if they do that on purpose...) with a freaking Pacifism.
(Just to clarify, I'm not saying it "sucks" because it can be exiled. I'm simply arguing that the availability and ease of removal, compared to Emrakul, is relatively high.)
Posted By:
PhyrexianAdvocate
(1/30/2011 8:57:32 PM)
I'm a little sad that they made Darksteel Colossus completely obsolete with this card's printing. I'm also disappointed at this card's sloppy artwork.
However, I'm happy to see Wizards finally print a fattie that can one-shot people AND can be cheated into play (Phage is too prohibitive). They were already flirting with the notion when they made the Eldrazi, but this isn't just 'you are crippled and will most likely lose' -- this is 'you are dead, now!'
Posted By:
scumbling1
(5/10/2011 7:20:28 PM)
What an abysmal card. Darksteel colossus actually had flavor and was iconic whereas this card is nothing more than lazy design/power creep.
Posted By:
dave22222
(3/12/2012 2:29:58 PM)
Turn 1: Land, Sol Ring, (tap Sol Ring) Lightning Greaves
Turn 2: Tinker, sacrifice sol ring, Blightsteel Colossus. Equip Lightning Greaves. :D
Posted By:
Tellion12
(8/13/2011 4:19:24 PM)