"Pharika, God of Affliction 1BG
Legendary Enchantment Creature - God
Indestructible, all of that devotion jazz BG: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Its owner puts a 1/1 black and green snake enchantment creature token with deathtouch onto the battlefield.
5/5"
That is really, really good. Not only because of being a 3 mana God, which is somewhat unexpected, but the ability is very cheap to use. Locks out Desecration demon for some period of time, gives you blockers for the more creature oriented decks, and they have pseudo-evasion. If last standard taught us anything at all, the ability to make mass tokens is good, and to do it for cheap even better. Tis a bit of a hoop, but B/G does not have much of a problem with that at all. And the cost is right, and is in a good color combination to expect to turn it on.
Meh. I thought she was great, but then I saw the 'its owner' clause for the token. If that wasn't there, I'd like her a lot more but she feels too niche for me.
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EDH:
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV Zo-Zu the Punisher Phelddagrif
Rhys the Redeemed
Ashling the Pilgrim
Ruhan of the Fomori
Rafiq of the Many
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Aurelia, the Warleader
Animar, Soul of Elements
Borborygmos Enraged
Riku of Two Reflections
Thank god they made it so the owner of the card you exile gets the snake. I can't imagine how badly paying 2 mana for a situational Sedge Scorpion would've just broken standard in half.
Seeing how I play GB in EDH, I am very disappointed. 3 CC had me excited but the ability is so narrow, costs too much, and gives the owner the token, which has deathtouch?
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Top 64 Legacy Open SCG: Dallas/FortWorth 2013
SCG Open Trial (2013): 1st
That is really, really good. Not only because of being a 3 mana God, which is somewhat unexpected, but the ability is very cheap to use. Locks out Desecration demon for some period of time, gives you blockers for the more creature oriented decks, and they have pseudo-evasion. If last standard taught us anything at all, the ability to make mass tokens is good, and to do it for cheap even better. Tis a bit of a hoop, but B/G does not have much of a problem with that at all. And the cost is right, and is in a good color combination to expect to turn it on.
Making dudes for free is pretty good, but lowering the power of your Nighthowlers/ Shadowborn Demons and using up mana to do so isn't so amazing.
This card would have been amazing if it was either graveyard, since then it could do some serious damage. Having to use your own up along with 2 mana really just makes this another Heliod. Scavenging Ooze already takes care of graveyard decks and interacts better with the graveyard. I don't see this doing much different since making deathtouch guys doesn't exactly do much in a world filled with a ton of evasive creatures.
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"Pharika, God of Affliction 1BG
Legendary Enchantment Creature - God
Indestructible, all of that devotion jazz
BG: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Its owner puts a 1/1 black and green snake enchantment creature token with deathtouch onto the battlefield.
5/5"
Many thanks to DNC at Heroes of the Plane Studios
708th at Grand Prix: Toronto 2013
Modern: U/R Delver, RUG Scapeshift, Pod
Standard: Jeskai Tempo
Legacy: Dredge, Burn
Pauper: Mono-U Delver
EDH: Ghave, Token Master
- H. L. Mencken
French Duel Commander
WBR Kaalia of the Vast WBR
RUG Maelstrom Wanderer RUG
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
How To Keep Your FOIL Cards From Curling: http://youtu.be/QTmubrS8VnI
The Best Deck Boxes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEwgLph_Pjk
The Best Binders: http://youtu.be/H5IauASYWjk
EDH:
Zo-Zu the Punisher
Phelddagrif
Rhys the Redeemed
Ashling the Pilgrim
Ruhan of the Fomori
Rafiq of the Many
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Aurelia, the Warleader
Animar, Soul of Elements
Borborygmos Enraged
Riku of Two Reflections
Top 64 Legacy Open SCG: Dallas/FortWorth 2013
SCG Open Trial (2013): 1st
On 7/14/10, broke 1900 mark! <3 ROE.
Making dudes for free is pretty good, but lowering the power of your Nighthowlers/ Shadowborn Demons and using up mana to do so isn't so amazing.
This card would have been amazing if it was either graveyard, since then it could do some serious damage. Having to use your own up along with 2 mana really just makes this another Heliod. Scavenging Ooze already takes care of graveyard decks and interacts better with the graveyard. I don't see this doing much different since making deathtouch guys doesn't exactly do much in a world filled with a ton of evasive creatures.