I can't believe I missed it doesn't count itself >_>. With that condition, the card's not great :/
If the translation is correct and it doesn't specify "whenever another creature you control dies", I am quite certain it does in fact count itself. I think Blood Artist/Zulaport both name themselves to avoid confusion. I think they skipped it on this one because the "one or more" wording is made to avoid confusion on how many triggers you get following a sweeper and the like.
I think the card looks like an interesting design. Probably not strong enough, but can be interesting for cubes that want a Blood Artist effect, but feel they are too narrow - as this is more playable in aggro decks and the like. I wish they had made it 3/2 to make it a bit more pushed in aggro. I also see a lot of cubes with a fairly pushed aristocrats, where another blood artist effect is interesting simply for redundancy.
The wording of this definitely says "one or more other creatures", so it won't trigger on itself. Compare to the wording on the Spanish version of cards like Grand Warlord Radha, which just says "Siempre que una o más criaturas".
This is too many restrictions on the trigger to be playable imo, between the once/turn trigger, the "one or more" wording, and excluding itself. I still like the design, though.
I was excited about this until I looked at my white 1-drop section. I guess it's maybe better than Soldier of the Pantheon, but I like it less than the rest of 1-drops. (Champion of the Parish, Dauntless Bodyguard, Giver of Runes, Isamaru, Kytheon, Mardu Woe-Reaper, Skymarcher Aspirant, Student of Warfare, Usher of the Fallen)
did this really have to be acorn or is it for power level reasons?
Art isn't a thing that black border cares about. Specifically, in non-Singleton formats, this lets you grab an unmatching art of a land you already control if you run mismatched versions of cards.
I'll definitely be playing this. The Standard restriction is sort of annoying, but I generally don't like errataing cards, so I'll just play as-is and see how it goes. Mild hesitation solely due to most people who I'd cube with aren't active Standard players, but the existence of Arena means that more of them have at least some awareness of what's been released recently.
Also considering but not ready to commit to:
Space Marine Devastator (as a slightly more expensive Pest Infestation)
Defenders of Humanity
Night Scythe
Thunderhawk Gunship
Inquisitorial Rosette
A little late to the party, because I've been traveling. Big shoutout to steve_man, whose HOT TAKES article above convinced me both to try the new Sheoldred and also to let go of Braids, Cabal Minion, whose efficacy has fallen off in recent years, especially at 630 where you can't expect to get both it and Smokestack in the same draft.
This is solid, but it is either the third or fourth best 4-mana walker in red (depending on how Daretti fits for you). I may test this, but I'm not really looking for four 4-drop planeswalkers in red.
This is definitely strong. I added Nadaar for a bit and ended up cutting it due to how many white 3s I felt were better, but I think this is enough stronger than Nadaar to make it for a while.
Two additional changes I'm making that I forgot about with the Street Fighter SLD. I'm a bit more confident on Ken than Chun-Li, but I'm going to test both!
I've missed a couple updates (NEO and SNC), plus a couple minor changes, so here's my changes so far this year. These changes include trimming one card from each guild to make room for the 5 SNC triomes, and adding a card back into each color, some general changes for new sets, and a few additional changes to a few guilds to add lower MV options.
I was planning to cut Hagra Mauling for this at 630, but I'm actually not sure if having access to the MDFC is better than the options Baleful Mastery provides.
While I’m still planning to run this, I just realized that in addition to being unable to proactively shut off a card (as wtwlf notes in his review), an opponent making a copy of the chosen permanent (via a Clone effect or maybe a token copy) or flickering/bouncing & recasting/sacrificing & reanimating it causes the permanent to regain its function and for this card to lose it.
Still looking forward to testing the card, but I’ve definitely cooled on it a little.
I'm curious about a comparison between this card and Stoke the Flames.
The latter seems to have left many cubes, and it's quite similar to this card except it can go face - so one wonders what the differences are?
The big difference is the connive part. I'd be allll over stoke the flames if it had that line of text.
Absolutely this, if I could loot up to four times when I convoked Stoke the Flames, it'd be a completely different card.
This is too many restrictions on the trigger to be playable imo, between the once/turn trigger, the "one or more" wording, and excluding itself. I still like the design, though.
White:
Celestine, the Living Saint
Black:
Triarch Praetorian
Necron Deathmark
Primaris Eliminator
Green:
Biophagus
Old One Eye
Multicolor:
Chaos Defiler
Mawloc
Also considering but not ready to commit to:
Space Marine Devastator (as a slightly more expensive Pest Infestation)
Defenders of Humanity
Night Scythe
Thunderhawk Gunship
Inquisitorial Rosette
White:
Charming Prince -> Guardian of New Benalia
Reveillark -> Serra Paragon (maybe Sun Titan instead)
Blue:
Sea-Dasher Octopus -> Aether Channeler
Black:
Blade of the Oni -> Cult Conscript
Concealing Curtains -> Evolved Sleeper
Braids, Cabal Minion -> Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Tourach, Dread Cantor -> Cut Down
Red:
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin -> Squee, Dubious Monarch
Green:
None!
Multicolor:
Gyruda, Doom of Depths -> Ertai Resurrected
Colorless:
Porcelain Legionnaire -> Thran Portal
Multicolor:
Soulherder -> Chun-Li, Countless Kicks
Boros Reckoner -> Ken, Burning Brawler
White:
Starnheim Unleashed -> Lion Sash
Secure the Wastes -> Grand Crescendo
Lyra Dawnbringer -> The Wandering Emperor
Nadaar, Selfless Paladin -> Prismatic Ending
Damn -> Maul of the Skyclaves
Timeless Dragon -> Swift Reconfiguration
Banishing Light -> Touch the Spirit Realm
Blue:
Dack's Duplicate -> Forbid
Condescend -> Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
Black:
Diregraf Ghoul -> Okiba Reckoner Raid
Kitesail Freebooter -> Blade of the Oni
Vraska, Golgari Queen -> Tenacious Underdog
Flesh Carver -> Fell Stinger
Custodi Lich -> Junji, the Midnight Sky
Hagra Mauling -> Lethal Scheme
Red:
Experimental Frenzy -> Kumano Faces Kakkazan
Greater Gargadon -> Rabbit Battery
Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice -> Lizard Blades
Arc Trail -> Twinshot Sniper
Green:
Tovolar's Huntmaster -> Titan of Industry
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy -> Beast Within
Once Upon a Time -> Boseiju, Who Endures
Multicolor:
Geist of Saint Traft -> Scheming Fence
Dragonlord Silumgar -> Drown in the Loch
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer -> Expressive Iteration
Glenn, the Voice of Calm -> Spara's Headquarters
Tamiyo, Field Researcher -> Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
Master of Death -> Raffine's Tower
Dakkon, Shadow Slayer -> Toluz, Clever Conductor
Judith, the Scourge Diva -> Xander's Lounge
Bloodbraid Elf -> Ziatora's Proving Ground
Darigaaz Reincarnated -> Ognis, the Dragon's Lash
Voice of Resurgence -> Jetmir's Garden
Minsc, Beloved Ranger -> Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second
Kykar, Wind's Fury -> Soulfire Grand Master
Colorless:
Mimic Vat -> Eater of Virtue
Inventors' Fair -> Currency Converter
Still looking forward to testing the card, but I’ve definitely cooled on it a little.