First time i post on one of these speculation forums, but i trully believe this is a great card.
I Know bloodwitch is all about pro white and the lifegain, but on turn 6, vampire's dont tend to have a perfect card for the moment, if there is a land drop (sad moment) you can actually remove something from the board and swing for 8 with this lady, and she Flies...
I definitely think her removal ability is worth bloodwitch's spot in Vampire T2, she's probably going to change in my deck, going to sideboard.
If you have her, you would end up doing lets say,
Turn-2 Ghast
Turn-3 Nighthawk/gatekeeper/ a cool t2 drop vampire (swing with ghast for 2)
Turn-4 Nocturnus Swing for 8
Turn-5 Her, swing for 13
Turn-6 Tap out remove something and swing for 22-23.
While the card that has been previewed probably isn't a fake... the image we are viewing does at least to me look very much like a bad render and not like an actual card. But that is just my opinion.
I still think this is the actual card (mainly because the Orb supports this as being the card). However I do not think this is what the card will look like unless Wizards really butchered the stylization of how black legendary creatures are supposed to look these days.
Half the cards previewed from other sites so far have looked like bad renders.
Is it just me or that illustration doesn't look like a zendikar vampire, just a regular one.. and even if it's a vampire.. looks like a R/B one, not mono black:-/
I guess it's an ok creature, at least it doesn't take a mythic spot
I feel weird but this is exactly what I thought. As cool as the creature SHOULD be, I just looked at it and for some reason thought "eh sorta wack." really not sure why, because it does have a great ability, but I'm glad it's not mythic.
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You can tell she is a Zendikar vampire because she has the hooks on her shoulders. She just doesn't cover herself in blood because she is classy like that. Too busy making blood fireballs in the palm of her hand.
Very powerful, repeatable elimination is always good. Its stats are not bad either. A skill-based card that let's you decide whether your main reason to use her ability is to pump and making killing secondary, or to anticipate a creature you need to kill (being mana intensive makes it harder to use multiple times after a single untap phase).
Now, being playable in constructed might be another issue. With Malakir Bloodwitch at the same mana cost for the same stats but have protection from one of the main colors of elimination, you might have to weigh the pros and cons... I guess it would be a metagame call...
Hell, if all you had was a Drana, you could still swing for a 7/1 if they had no defenses. Flying, even. Alone that makes this card very mobile. (Awesome in Legacy with Slagwurm Armor variants.)
You are absolutely right. Whatever this card is, it didn't come from Wizards of the Coast.
The block symbol touches the top of the type box, the kerning is off, and the typeface is off. I worked as a graphic designer for years, so I know when typefaces don't match up. It's close though. The text is also distorted in certain areas.
It may, however, just be someone typing in known info to a card creator, which would explain all of this.
With an effect that gives first strike or double strike, this card is a real beast,
With the mana from her casting cost alone, she could take out a creature with 10 toughness in combat and survive
Any effect that gives first strike coupled with Basilisk Collar will make her absurd
And she likes Blade of the Bloodchief very much
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If there is such a thing as too much power, I have not discovered it!
MBC post ROE just got better.
Drana + Nirkana = win on so many levels.
Although it does seem like a huge win more.
Mono-black control is one of those decks like White Weenie that is occasionally good, but is largely unplayable most of the time. This is one of those times for MBC.
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People calling this fake are either being sarcastic or stupid. Probably stupid.
I don't know if she'll replace Anowon as my mono-black control EDH general but she probably will since she's widely available in foil from the intro packs.
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People calling this fake are either being sarcastic or stupid. Probably stupid.
I don't know if she'll replace Anowon as my mono-black control EDH general but she probably will since she's widely available in foil from the intro packs.
Like Anowon
Also, i find it funny that there are 4 Vampire Legends and not one Kor Legend, I still like the vampires better but I would have loved to see at least one legendary Kor
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more cards for that MBC.deck that seems like its going to see play. this card could be absolutly monstrous in a deck that uses cards like crypt of agadeem. not to mention that, although you wouldnt get both of the benefits of ability, its still instant speed removal. 3 mana to kill a ball lightning i guess is what im trying to say
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I Know bloodwitch is all about pro white and the lifegain, but on turn 6, vampire's dont tend to have a perfect card for the moment, if there is a land drop (sad moment) you can actually remove something from the board and swing for 8 with this lady, and she Flies...
I definitely think her removal ability is worth bloodwitch's spot in Vampire T2, she's probably going to change in my deck, going to sideboard.
If you have her, you would end up doing lets say,
Turn-2 Ghast
Turn-3 Nighthawk/gatekeeper/ a cool t2 drop vampire (swing with ghast for 2)
Turn-4 Nocturnus Swing for 8
Turn-5 Her, swing for 13
Turn-6 Tap out remove something and swing for 22-23.
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Half the cards previewed from other sites so far have looked like bad renders.
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I feel weird but this is exactly what I thought. As cool as the creature SHOULD be, I just looked at it and for some reason thought "eh sorta wack." really not sure why, because it does have a great ability, but I'm glad it's not mythic.
But... id still go for malakir bloodwitch
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i'm looking to build ub control post RoE, and will probably atleast playtest this gal, even though i think her art is aweful.
depends.. i think drana may prove to be just right.
i mean it can has the potential to kill a baneslayer and swing for 9 while bloodwitch just holds it off.
a singleton in vamps may be the right choice as of the moment.
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Now, being playable in constructed might be another issue. With Malakir Bloodwitch at the same mana cost for the same stats but have protection from one of the main colors of elimination, you might have to weigh the pros and cons... I guess it would be a metagame call...
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I'd play both.
Hell, if all you had was a Drana, you could still swing for a 7/1 if they had no defenses. Flying, even. Alone that makes this card very mobile. (Awesome in Legacy with Slagwurm Armor variants.)
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You are absolutely right. Whatever this card is, it didn't come from Wizards of the Coast.
The block symbol touches the top of the type box, the kerning is off, and the typeface is off. I worked as a graphic designer for years, so I know when typefaces don't match up. It's close though. The text is also distorted in certain areas.
It may, however, just be someone typing in known info to a card creator, which would explain all of this.
Awesome card.
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With the mana from her casting cost alone, she could take out a creature with 10 toughness in combat and survive
Any effect that gives first strike coupled with Basilisk Collar will make her absurd
And she likes Blade of the Bloodchief very much
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Drana + Nirkana = win on so many levels.
Although it does seem like a huge win more.
Mono-black control is one of those decks like White Weenie that is occasionally good, but is largely unplayable most of the time. This is one of those times for MBC.
*crawl crawl*
Wait a minute, edible roaches don't crawl! EDIBLE ROACHES DON'T CRAWL!
I don't know if she'll replace Anowon as my mono-black control EDH general but she probably will since she's widely available in foil from the intro packs.
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Like Anowon
Also, i find it funny that there are 4 Vampire Legends and not one Kor Legend, I still like the vampires better but I would have loved to see at least one legendary Kor
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