This guy isn't just good against birthing pod, he's brilliant WITH birthing pod
Posted By:
Sobieski
(2/29/2012 4:07:31 AM)
i got laughed at on the innisrad launch day for buying a playset of these (for 25 cents each no less) and now that they are showing up in top 8 decks people all of a sudden knew they are awesome all along lol.
B/W tokens is crazy with this thing.
with this guy, a chump blocker, and 6 mana i can drop 2 5/5 demons on YOUR turn. block with my chump, drop a midnight haunting, tap highpriest and two spirits for the demon, drop a village bellringer and retap highpriest and the two spirits for demon number two.
its a nasty surprise for someone who thinks they just attacked into an almost empty field lol.
Posted By:
RJStCroix
(3/1/2012 2:05:17 PM)
So what if you have three of these? Would you be able to use the cost of taping another creature with itself?
Posted By:
Plantix
(3/14/2012 7:00:19 PM)
This card rocks I use it in a mono black sacrifice deck with some demons...
Posted By:
Master8JM8
(4/13/2012 4:07:02 PM)
I would love to start a game with Fume Spitter, followed by this on turn 2, sac the Fume Spitter, cast Wakedancer, then activate this on turn 3.
Posted By:
Powercat
(4/16/2012 8:06:07 PM)
This + Gravecrawler + Carrion Feeder. Sac the crawler, recast it, tap all three for 5/5 flying demon. Wash, rinse, repeat next turn.
@ Hall,
1) Yes, since it's a normal activated ability and the text doesn't list any restrictions ( like "Play this only when you could play a sorcery,") it can be used at instant speed.
2) In that instance, no that doesn't appear legal. Tapping the two creatures is part of the ability cost, not the effect, and has to be paid before the ability can even be put on the stack. If you have multiple priests, their abilities still have to resolve one at a time. If you go to activate one and then respond to that by using the other priest to tap the first, that will cause the first priest to tap before his ability can even be triggered.
That being said, only the priest has to be able to tap on his own. You can tap creatures with summoning sickness as part of his cost. With that in mind, if you have multiple pries... (see all)
Posted By:
RedJaron
(5/8/2012 11:53:06 AM)
I use him in a human sacrifice deck and he's actually really really good. Play him along side gather the townsfolk, doomed traveler, avacyn's collar, and anything else you can find that rewards you for killing it. Then just have something to sac creatures to and you'll be good. In one turn I once sacrificed a doomed traveler with three avacyn's collars attatched to him to a bone splinters, killed my opponents win condition, got four spirits, and then activated this guy for a 5/5 flying demon.
Posted By:
Zoah
(5/23/2012 2:27:01 AM)
Combos well with Reassembling Skeleton, Oni Possession's sack ability, and any other two given creatures.
Posted By:
atemu1234
(6/2/2012 10:34:53 AM)
Nice ability, white black humans does seem quite nice. Disciple of Bolas is adding another spicy chick to this mix. Top end with some beefy token demons.
Posted By:
MindAblaze
(7/22/2012 5:05:51 PM)
This card is downright scary in the right deck. My G/B deck uses this to great acclaim, and I often can pull out a 5/5 demon by turn 4. My friends have wizened up of course, so they often try to deal with him as quickly as possible. If they can't, they're swimming in demons.
Posted By:
Wurmcaller
(8/4/2012 11:44:14 AM)