Oh man, that is even more fun now :D. I swear for such a small set, Conflux has more fat - quite a bit of it flying - than any set for a long while. I mean, damn... that will at once be really fun in multiplayer, while at the same time rapidly shortening my life span since everyone will be trying to kill it, and consequently me.
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I loved it without Trample. Now it's downright murder against the Angel deck one of my friends always brings to the multiplayer table. I'll be getting a few of these for a reanimation deck for sure.
This guy was always playable, but having trample definitely helps justify that massive mana commitment.
Pair him with Mephidross Vampire like I assuredly will, and he'll also eat every frigging creature they try blocking with, getting the old "Sengir +1/+1" counters in addition.
I'm actually thinking I'm going to throw Tyrant into my mono-black deck. I fetch and Dread Return or Patriarch's Bidding most of my fatties anyway.
I love vampires too, and kind of dig the way WotC keeps them as "underground" by only releasing one here, one there.
That being said ...
Bring on Baron Sengir as the next mono-black Planeswalker.
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I just opened a Planar Chaos booster and pulled an Extirpate and a Damnation in the same pack.
Another card that makes multiplayer unfun and is useless anywhere else. Why can't Wizards turn out more constructive cards for multi, like Imperial Mask or Hunted Wumpus?
Only useful in multiplayer. And then, only if it has haste. Or protection from white.
I'm not so quick to write it off to being constructed unplayable. Sure, it is expensive, but it is essentially a 7/7 flying trampler for 7 mana which is already not too shabby, but each upkeep it drains you and more importantly your opp. for 1 and grows +2/+2 each upkeep it is not dealt with with no additional investment or effort. Trample made it much more relevant as it now mauls Bitterblossom tokens. Is it a tournament staple? No. Am I happy I bought my playset for 2 dollars? Yes.
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Just wait for aggro-discard. This guy will be the reanimation target after it's discarded by rotting rats, coming into play side-by-side with Nyxathid.
With the addition of trample it becomes a much better limited bomb(not that it was that bad to start with) and slightly more likely to be constructed playable(it's still expensive and there's still alot of remove from the game style removal but it will at least be able to get through the blocking Bitterblossom and Spectral Procession tokens.
Why couldn't they have made the ability trigger on all life loss?? That would have been an amazing card, and its seven mana cost would have justified its strong ability. They could have even taken away the trample if it seemed too powerful. We could have had a card good enough to be played competitively as well as just casually, instead they waste a rare slot on a card that is restricted to limited and multiplayer...sigh....and I know its way too late to be complaning but I'm sure everyone agrees
Why couldn't they have made the ability trigger on all life loss?? That would have been an amazing card, and its seven mana cost would have justified its strong ability. They could have even taken away the trample if it seemed too powerful. We could have had a card good enough to be played competitively as well as just casually, instead they waste a rare slot on a card that is restricted to limited and multiplayer...sigh....and I know its way too late to be complaning but I'm sure everyone agrees
Because that would be riduculas.
Being able to swing back after getting hit for 4 for say 13 is pretty insane, and basically makes the guy a one shot kill machine.
Besides, I am fine with a decent limited and casual rare.
He is a legitimate finisher, and goes really well with the r/u god aura.
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The guy who found the new art for shock and other 10th edition cards on the wizards site.
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Being able to swing back after getting hit for 4 for say 13 is pretty insane, and basically makes the guy a one shot kill machine.
Besides, I am fine with a decent limited and casual rare.
He is a legitimate finisher, and goes really well with the r/u god aura.
First off, what is riduculas??? Second, its not ridiculous, its called "good."
Like I said already, trample could be removed to allow chump blocking which would give you a threat that also discourages your opponent from attacking (i.e. Dread). That would effectively make him a 2 turn clock if you had no chump blocks at all and possible one turn if you have no chump blocks and the opponent has other creatures to push through damage the turn you drop him. Huuuumm, thats sounds pretty similar to the new sphinx that drops your opponent to 10 life if you choose. Actually its the same thing!!!!
With that said, its not unheard of to have a card that forces your opponent to deal with it or die. That's the point of making cards with high multicolor casting costs!!
And one last point, the 8/6 haste trample jund dragon (i suck at remembering card names) is also a 2 turn clock (good chance your opponent is at 16 or less by the time this comes out) that the opponent can't effectively chump block and must deal with or die. C'mon man!!!
Only useful in multiplayer. And then, only if it has haste. Or protection from white.
Protection does not matter in multiplayer as everyone except combo decks run Lightning Greaves which also happen to give it haste and everyone is packing over 5 *** effects.
The best thing about this card - it says each player, meaning in an 8-player game, it will get +8/+8 every turn. That is what I think is the good part about this card. It's a 13/13 flying trampler turn 8 in an 8-player game, and an 9/9 in your average 4-player game. I fact, it grows about as much every one of your turns as when a player loses as if you actually killed another player.
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I, for one, welcome our 7/7 Flying Trample overlords.
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Ezuri, Renegade Leader (Aggro/Combo - Favorite)
Skullbriar, the Walking Grave (Sac and Grave hijinks)
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Kaalia of the Vast (Heavily modded)
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This guy was always playable, but having trample definitely helps justify that massive mana commitment.
Pair him with Mephidross Vampire like I assuredly will, and he'll also eat every frigging creature they try blocking with, getting the old "Sengir +1/+1" counters in addition.
I'm actually thinking I'm going to throw Tyrant into my mono-black deck. I fetch and Dread Return or Patriarch's Bidding most of my fatties anyway.
I love vampires too, and kind of dig the way WotC keeps them as "underground" by only releasing one here, one there.
That being said ...
Bring on Baron Sengir as the next mono-black Planeswalker.
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I'm not so quick to write it off to being constructed unplayable. Sure, it is expensive, but it is essentially a 7/7 flying trampler for 7 mana which is already not too shabby, but each upkeep it drains you and more importantly your opp. for 1 and grows +2/+2 each upkeep it is not dealt with with no additional investment or effort. Trample made it much more relevant as it now mauls Bitterblossom tokens. Is it a tournament staple? No. Am I happy I bought my playset for 2 dollars? Yes.
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I like it, but I'd never play it. Not my colours. For seven mana though, it's pretty nice.
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It's funny that they gave it an ability that is only useful in multiplayer and still sucks, even in multiplayer.
Because that would be riduculas.
Being able to swing back after getting hit for 4 for say 13 is pretty insane, and basically makes the guy a one shot kill machine.
Besides, I am fine with a decent limited and casual rare.
He is a legitimate finisher, and goes really well with the r/u god aura.
Butcher of Words.
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First off, what is riduculas??? Second, its not ridiculous, its called "good."
Like I said already, trample could be removed to allow chump blocking which would give you a threat that also discourages your opponent from attacking (i.e. Dread). That would effectively make him a 2 turn clock if you had no chump blocks at all and possible one turn if you have no chump blocks and the opponent has other creatures to push through damage the turn you drop him. Huuuumm, thats sounds pretty similar to the new sphinx that drops your opponent to 10 life if you choose. Actually its the same thing!!!!
With that said, its not unheard of to have a card that forces your opponent to deal with it or die. That's the point of making cards with high multicolor casting costs!!
And one last point, the 8/6 haste trample jund dragon (i suck at remembering card names) is also a 2 turn clock (good chance your opponent is at 16 or less by the time this comes out) that the opponent can't effectively chump block and must deal with or die. C'mon man!!!
Protection does not matter in multiplayer as everyone except combo decks run Lightning Greaves which also happen to give it haste and everyone is packing over 5 *** effects.
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