MTG Salvation

Another Black one drop, this time with two abilities. I like this creature, and would slam it into my Cube if the first ability didn't cost mana to activate. As it stands, it's a Chronomaton that can act as a removal spell later on in the game; I think it looks pretty promising.

Chronomoton isn't making waves in cubes, and it's colorless. The extra utility this adds is nice late-game, but I think it's overall too slow.

I don't think this is better than Guul Draz Assassin... I'm not even sure it's better than Chronomaton, considering it's black instead of colorless and the ability forces you to pay life...

Slow, painful, and fragile. Not a good mix in todays hyper fast combo/aggro cubes.

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Slow, painful, and fragile. Not a good mix in todays hyper fast combo/aggro cubes.

I read this and was like, "Did I post in this thread already?" Haha.

I agree, I would never play this in my 360 but I probably wouldn't even test it until 720 and it probably wouldn't make the cut then. I'm not a master of the 720 though.

I feel pretty comfortable at 720 and I'd say Guul Draz Assassin blows this girl out of the water, and that card doesn't even particularly make the cut for me either.

Gruul Draz Assassin is awesome in Cube! That being said, this card is nowhere near the Assissin, and I will not be adding it.

The first ability shouldn't cost any mana to activate. The designer actually submitted it without a mana cost on either ability, but R&D thought that was too good. While I agree that the removal ability shouldn't be free, the first ability screws too much with your curve if it costs even a single mana.

Edit: Here is the link to the blog entry where the card's creator talks about its origins:
http://bindingofisaac.com/post/89727751714/isaac-the-gathering