It's a shame that you can't make this work with Lich's Mirror, because that was the first thing I thought of when I read this. Sure, there's more that zesty isn't telling us, but I doubt that they would make them work together.
Before we forget about this guy completely, here is what he does...
Blood Tyrant 4UBR
Creature - Vampire? (R)
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep each player loses 1 life.
Whenever a player loses life, put that many +1/+1 counters on Blood Tyrant.
Whenever a player loses the game put 5 +1/+1 counters on Blood Tyrant.
5/5
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"When a warrior of light tries to extinguish the darkness, he becomes seduced by it, becoming the thing he despises, he becomes the hated."
Standard: jund(GRB)jank
Oh man, this guy looks like so much fun, especially in multiplayer. I can just see it hitting the table in my group and hearing the chorus of "Kill it! Kill it!" go up :D. Its first two abilities might make it into a Grixis deck, but really this guy's home will lie in multiplayer games. He'll be a cheaper rare I wager, and I will grab some for much fun. Spiteful Visions looks like he might be awesome monkey fun with him.
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Commander
Ezuri, Renegade Leader (Aggro/Combo - Favorite) Skullbriar, the Walking Grave (Sac and Grave hijinks) Azusa, Lost but Seeking (Landfall hijinks) Kaalia of the Vast (Heavily modded)
Before we forget about this guy completely, here is what he does...
Blood Tyrant 4UBR
Creature - Vampire? (R)
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep each player loses 1 life.
Whenever a player loses life, put that many +1/+1 counters on Blood Tyrant.
Whenever a player loses the game put 5 +1/+1 counters on Blood Tyrant.
5/5
Not too shabby. It would be cruel to drop him, next turn drop a cruel ultimatum and swing for 12. heh.
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EDH UUU Azami, Lady of Scrolls RRR Diaochan, Artful Beauty UR(U/R) Tibor, Lumia, & Melek (WIP)
I don't have any hard numbers on this, but I'm targeted more often than a black guy driving a beat-up sedan with a broken tail-light and no license plate, and Cy's well aware of that.
Before we forget about this guy completely, here is what he does...
Blood Tyrant 4UBR
Creature - Vampire? (R)
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep each player loses 1 life.
Whenever a player loses life, put that many +1/+1 counters on Blood Tyrant.
Whenever a player loses the game put 5 +1/+1 counters on Blood Tyrant.
5/5
Perfect.
I was building a mulitplayer reanimation list, and this is going to go in there somehow.
Whenever I lose life, he grows.
Whenever an opponent gets attacked, he grows.
Whenever another player combos out and kills someone else, he grows a lot.
Every upkeep of mine, he grows.
Whenever he attacks, he grows.
I'm not sure what I'll take out, but something is making room for this guy.
A minor item, but it's an interesting side effect that pain lands actually pump him as well.
Mind you, he does break Wizards rule about avoiding cards that cause you to burn yourself:
During your upkeep, once he hits the board, tap a pain land for 1, don't use the mana, and he gets 2 additional counters.
A minor item, but it's an interesting side effect that pain lands actually pump him as well.
Mind you, he does break Wizards rule about avoiding cards that cause you to burn yourself:
During your upkeep, once he hits the board, tap a pain land for 1, don't use the mana, and he gets 2 additional counters.
That's right, this guy actually likes pain lands. He likes other people that use pain lands, too. Heh. And god forbid anyone uses Cloudthresher when he is on the board. It will just make him angry. And hungry.
Ezuri, Renegade Leader (Aggro/Combo - Favorite) Skullbriar, the Walking Grave (Sac and Grave hijinks) Azusa, Lost but Seeking (Landfall hijinks) Kaalia of the Vast (Heavily modded)
If you're talking about comboing with the "When a player loses the game" ability, that won't work.
Lich's Mirror reads: "If you would lose the game, instead..." You never lose the game, so the five +1/+1 counters never get put on.
If you're talking about the life loss required to get you down to 0 life to activate Lich's Mirror (thus saving you from possible death induced by Blood Tyrant), then yes. Although it's not a very good combo, as it would be shuffled into your own library.
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So, if he can hit just once, you will already have hit your opponent for 8? Pretty cruel!
Play 5/5
Upkeep Opp : both players lose a life.
Vampire gets +2/+2
7/7
Upkeep youyou : both players lose a life.
Vampire gets +2/+2
9/9
That's nine damage, plus 2 upkeep lost.
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hey i have managed to evolve my axolotls by feeding them thyroid glands the thyroxine contained in these gland is enough to change these water dwelling creatures into land based creatures
Posted by: Tay Collins | January 20, 2010 6:45 AM
Tay, that's not evolution. It's metamorphosis. Evolution means descent with heritable modification – individuals cannot evolve, unless they're Pokemon.
Posted by: David Marjanović | January 20, 2010 8:55 AM
So, I play this guy, on my up keep he becomes a 7/7, then at the end of my main phase I tap 8-9 lands, take the mana burn and swing for 15-16? Of course I set myself up for a major 2-for-1, but still. Will mana burn make him bigger?
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Blood Tyrant 4UBR
Creature - Vampire? (R)
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep each player loses 1 life.
Whenever a player loses life, put that many +1/+1 counters on Blood Tyrant.
Whenever a player loses the game put 5 +1/+1 counters on Blood Tyrant.
5/5
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"When a warrior of light tries to extinguish the darkness, he becomes seduced by it, becoming the thing he despises, he becomes the hated."
Standard: jund(GRB)jank
You could read the remainder text on Sygg, River Cutthroat.
Commander
Ezuri, Renegade Leader (Aggro/Combo - Favorite)
Skullbriar, the Walking Grave (Sac and Grave hijinks)
Azusa, Lost but Seeking (Landfall hijinks)
Kaalia of the Vast (Heavily modded)
Standard
Waiting for Innistrad...
Extended
Hah!
Modern
Living End Cascade (RGB)
Legacy
Burn
Vintage
None
Casual
WB Aggro-Control
Green Stompy
Pink Floyd (UWr Wall Control)
Lunch Box (Fatty ramp)
D-Bag (White Control)
Level 13 Task Mage
Not too shabby. It would be cruel to drop him, next turn drop a cruel ultimatum and swing for 12. heh.
UUU Azami, Lady of Scrolls
RRR Diaochan, Artful Beauty
UR(U/R) Tibor, Lumia, & Melek (WIP)
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Perfect.
I was building a mulitplayer reanimation list, and this is going to go in there somehow.
Whenever I lose life, he grows.
Whenever an opponent gets attacked, he grows.
Whenever another player combos out and kills someone else, he grows a lot.
Every upkeep of mine, he grows.
Whenever he attacks, he grows.
I'm not sure what I'll take out, but something is making room for this guy.
Mind you, he does break Wizards rule about avoiding cards that cause you to burn yourself:
During your upkeep, once he hits the board, tap a pain land for 1, don't use the mana, and he gets 2 additional counters.
That's right, this guy actually likes pain lands. He likes other people that use pain lands, too. Heh. And god forbid anyone uses Cloudthresher when he is on the board. It will just make him angry. And hungry.
Also, I want to use Clout of the Dominus on him. I really do :D.
Commander
Ezuri, Renegade Leader (Aggro/Combo - Favorite)
Skullbriar, the Walking Grave (Sac and Grave hijinks)
Azusa, Lost but Seeking (Landfall hijinks)
Kaalia of the Vast (Heavily modded)
Standard
Waiting for Innistrad...
Extended
Hah!
Modern
Living End Cascade (RGB)
Legacy
Burn
Vintage
None
Casual
WB Aggro-Control
Green Stompy
Pink Floyd (UWr Wall Control)
Lunch Box (Fatty ramp)
D-Bag (White Control)
Level 13 Task Mage
The turn after you played him, you and your opponent loses 1 life each, making him a 7/7. Swing through for 7, making him 14/14. Isn't that... sick?
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Lich's Mirror reads: "If you would lose the game, instead..." You never lose the game, so the five +1/+1 counters never get put on.
If you're talking about the life loss required to get you down to 0 life to activate Lich's Mirror (thus saving you from possible death induced by Blood Tyrant), then yes. Although it's not a very good combo, as it would be shuffled into your own library.
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But I gotta admit, that last line made me laugh.
Give your opponent the choice of either giving you their cards or make this guy bigger
Play 5/5
Upkeep Opp : both players lose a life.
Vampire gets +2/+2
7/7
Upkeep youyou : both players lose a life.
Vampire gets +2/+2
9/9
That's nine damage, plus 2 upkeep lost.
Posted by: Tay Collins | January 20, 2010 6:45 AM
Tay, that's not evolution. It's metamorphosis. Evolution means descent with heritable modification – individuals cannot evolve, unless they're Pokemon.
Posted by: David Marjanović | January 20, 2010 8:55 AM
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Agreed! Pain lands and Pyrohemia for all! reanimation too! I'm drooling all over myself just thinking about this...
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David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus
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