My favorite Kirin in terms of art, and second-favorite to play with (behind Cloudhoof).
Also, just because Power Rangers called the Kirin a unicorn doesn't mean that they're the same. Please try to be a bit more open-minded to these kinds of things.
Posted By:
tenkaze
(2/4/2010 7:44:09 PM)
Kirins are spirits.
Posted By:
Ashamed
(6/24/2010 8:33:20 PM)
how come they didnt make kirin unicorns... thats what they are
Posted By:
Omenchild
(12/31/2009 10:23:33 PM)
This is waaaaay out of color
Posted By:
shotoku64
(12/7/2011 11:59:16 AM)
infect says "i dont care how much life you will gain"
Posted By:
Imperialstonedragon
(1/21/2012 11:03:28 AM)
And now to make good use of how overcosted everything in Kamigawa is.
Posted By:
DoragonShinzui
(5/14/2013 8:31:15 AM)
Kamigawa design team logic (assumed scenario how the mana cost came to be):
"Alright, this Kirin cycle is looking pretty good so far. Flying Hill Giants with an interesting Spiritcraft mechanic."
"Was it the green or the white one that makes you gain life again? It makes for potentially decent lifegain from midgame onwards. Dangerous stuff right there, especially considering Spirits are such a competitive thing right now. We better bump that mana cost."
"Like the blue one? I'm glad we changed it from the rest into an Air Elemental instead. The milling mechanic was clearly too good on a four-drop with powerhouses like Dampen Thought around. Or just imagine someone using it on himself to make use of Soulshift. We can't have that tech as early as turn five!"
"Right, we all know how powerful Spiritcraft decks these ... (see all)
Posted By:
Mode
(4/11/2014 4:10:27 AM)
Kamigawa: Electric Mercadian Masques Boogaloo
Where Urza's Block = Original Mirrodin Block
Posted By:
Goatllama
(5/26/2014 7:53:16 PM)
First: great art.
Secondly, while this card is not very good, its not that bad either. Seven is a lot of mana, but green doesn't have fliers, especially now that the color pie is more set in stone. Also important is that only the green and blue kirin have non-conditional abilities. You always get a bonus burst of life with each spell. New players seem to overestimate life-gain while older players underestimate it. Gaining life every turn is not insignificant, nor is a 4/4 flier.
This card isn't great, but its good by Kamigawa standards.
Posted By:
Enelysios
(6/3/2014 11:04:41 AM)