What the...?! What is Snake Eyes doing in MtG?
Seriously now, he looks like a lot of fun. Not perfect (as others said, Paladin en-Vec probably has a slight edge), but the lifelink is very nice. This is the very definition of "awesome sideboard card".
Plus it looks really snazzy. Must find foily ones.
Posted By:
JRE47
(7/11/2013 10:16:42 PM)
White 'value knights' are all pretty good, and this one is stacked with keywords and sideboard potential against aggro decks. The only thing that's not to like.... wait... it'll come to me.
Also, THAT ART. It is amazing.
Wish it had actual protection, but that might've been just slightly broken.
Posted By:
Aremath
(7/12/2013 12:42:25 AM)
Probably the sweetest White card of this core set. Perfect design in terms of functionality and flavor. I'll admit upon first glance, I was worried that this duder represented a shift away from the use of Protection in core sets (last time around we got Knight of Glory and Knight of Infamy for instance), but the presence of Brave the Elements reassures me that Wizards isn't ready to ditch the best / most powerful / my favorite ability yet :)
Posted By:
bowlofgumbo
(7/13/2013 10:53:27 AM)
Someone said that Lifebane Zombie was less Main-deckable than this and Witchbane, but this and witchbane are the exact cards that Lifebane can target so I feel like they've done the color balance pretty well here.
This guy also doesn't get to fight the Zombie or win against the green drop, which all makes perfect sense. Black evasion with lopsided toughness, White's versatile and hard to kill fighter, green's fat that you have to remove through combat, etc..
I like that it doesn't screw up Legacy or Modern tournaments due to Earthquake style cards
Posted By:
blurrymadness
(7/14/2013 12:40:04 AM)
Wait, new players have a hard time understanding Protection...
Okay, I'm just gonna assume they're kinda young, but I digress.
This card is very good for his cost. Since he doesn't have true protection, they were able to give him life link for another mana, which isn't bad.
4.5 for early beater with lifelink and psuedo pro-black/red for fairly cheap.
Posted By:
Kamishini
(7/17/2013 12:37:59 PM)
+1 to all to those commenting on this being a more balanced protection effect. I'd like to see a Protection variant that makes the Creature receive half the damage from creatures/spells/abilities of that colour.
Posted By:
TowerDefender
(7/21/2013 7:35:35 AM)
No, more like White Knight, Black Knight, and Blood Knight all play different roles and, as someone on another forum pointed out, this ability is easier for new players to understand than "protection." I like our new paladin, not the least because that art is amazing. I think "Jedi" is the most appropriate comparison
Posted By:
Avensai
(7/9/2013 4:54:29 PM)
Human Knight Ninja SHINOBI
Equip him with Red Scarf for SICK WALL RUNNING ACTION
Posted By:
Goatllama
(7/11/2013 9:27:20 AM)
Am I the only one who thought he looked like a jedi?
I mean seriously, glowing blue sword, AND protection from black and red, (traditional sith colors)?
Anyways, it's a great card. Arguably worse than Paladin en-Vec, but then again, why not run both?
Posted By:
xgurdian
(7/9/2013 2:49:28 PM)
Sadly owns Lifebane Zombie by a mile. Protection against the two colors with the most removal is insane.
Posted By:
Sonserf369
(7/9/2013 7:57:25 PM)