The benefits of this card are that it cannot be removed and allows the creature to impact and be impacted by Vampire tribal cards.
The very large downside is that you must control an untapped Vampire to even cast the card.
The benefits of this card are that it cannot be removed and allows the creature to impact and be impacted by Vampire tribal cards.
The very large downside is that you must control an untapped Vampire to even cast the card.
How is that a large downside in a Vampire deck?
"In a Vampire deck" is the point, it's a downside that restricts it to only being useful in a Vampire deck. Big picture thinking here, not specifically it's value in the precon.
Card is obviously powerful. Tap one of Markov's tokens, boom. Mostly though I love that they made it an Innistrad/Olivia flavored card than just generic. Love when they do this like with Teferi's Protection too.
Think bigger. How about turntimber ranger?
Edit: It has the same templating as Artificial Evolution. I guess it's just all the old combos minus the ones like Rotlung Reanimator (so all of them).
I like this card and this 'tap the vampire to get the effect', like in urge to feed. And this is pushed to the level of Feast of Blood, imo.
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Unless you cast it on them twice, it doesn't do what you want it to. You can either make 2/2 green vampires when you play an ally, or make wolves when you play a vampire, but you don't get the loop.
Unless you cast it on them twice, it doesn't do what you want it to. You can either make 2/2 green vampires when you play an ally, or make wolves when you play a vampire, but you don't get the loop.
I'd be fine to make a 2/2 wolf for each Vampire that enters, especially with Edgar Markov.
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If the creature you gain control of has more than one creature referenced in its text(Like Hungry Lynx), does every type get replaced with Vampire?
It says 'one creature type' so no. Hungry Lynx would change to
"2/2 Vampire
Vampires you control have protection from Rats.
At the beginning of your end step, target opponent creates a 1/1 black Rat creature token with deathtouch.
Whenever a Rat dies, put a +1/+1 counter on each Vampire you control"
Or
"2/2 Cat
Cats you control have protection from Vampires.
At the beginning of your end step, target opponent creates a 1/1 black Vampire creature token with deathtouch.
Whenever a Vampire dies, put a +1/+1 counter on each Cat you control."
Cast two New Blood spells and you can change both types.
EDIT: Somebody already posted that. Didn't read far enough.
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
seems funny that can be both good and bad depending on the creature. Otherwise its a nice control spell.
I could be wrong, but I don't think this effect can be bad for you? Since it doesn't say "[...]all instances of one creature type that appears on that card", if you steal, for example, a Plague Sliver, can't you just change all instances of creature type "Antelope" to "Vampire" and not inherit the drawback?
How is that a large downside in a Vampire deck?
"In a Vampire deck" is the point, it's a downside that restricts it to only being useful in a Vampire deck. Big picture thinking here, not specifically it's value in the precon.
Olivia, you have great… taste.
Card is obviously powerful. Tap one of Markov's tokens, boom. Mostly though I love that they made it an Innistrad/Olivia flavored card than just generic. Love when they do this like with Teferi's Protection too.
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Think bigger. How about turntimber ranger?Edit: It has the same templating as Artificial Evolution. I guess it's just all the old combos minus the ones like Rotlung Reanimator (so all of them).
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I'd be fine to make a 2/2 wolf for each Vampire that enters, especially with Edgar Markov.
Ah, but Sliver Legion isn't a sliver anymore... right?
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And "Creature - Vampire"... which might be unhelpful when facing down a bunch of slivers... slivers that probably alpha-striked last turn anyways...
Cast two New Blood spells and you can change both types.
EDIT: Somebody already posted that. Didn't read far enough.
instead of Red like most other recent cases
The permanent changing of card text is especially offensive—
that was exlusively a Blue trick before this card.
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Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW