Oh uncle istvan.What an annoying little bugger you are.
hattreman
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(9 votes)
i always felt he should be a legendary creature since he has a specific name. how about some errata, wizards?
VampireChild85
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(21 votes)
Scary thing, I know someone who's uncle's name is Istvan
Waffle_of_Bolas
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(15 votes)
@ hattreman:
VampireChild85 has an uncle named Istvan, so there's more than one! No legendary status fo' you!
babylonian007
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(17 votes)
@hattreman: I actually liked him more when he was a Summon Uncle Istvan.
Uncle Istvan is maybe the best creature type ever.
spacechaser0001
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(6 votes)
i agree he was better when he was a summon uncle istvan woo Uncle Istvan for the win!!!!!
Dont
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(9 votes)
Fun fact: Istvan is a Hungarian forename (meaning "crowned"), its English equivalent is Stephen.
achilleselbow
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(5 votes)
I really wanna know more about Uncle Istvan. A lot of cards from sets like Legends and The Dark hint at really awesome stories, but this was before sets actually had an official storyline or even a coherent multiverse. I'd love to see stuff like this guy and Gwendlyn di Corsci fleshed out more.
LimestoneDragon
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Awesome flavor text for an awesome creature.
TheImmortalSpike
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(5 votes)
Followed Footsteps, and anything that gives him flying and deathtouch = smashface
dberry02
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Step 1: Swing with a bunch of creatures and your Uncle Istivan. Step 2: Play Mirrorweave on Uncle Istivan. Step 3: ... Step 4: Profit!
lukemol
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(6 votes)
I love him just because he's awesome. He prevents creature damage, can't be Terrored, he carries an axe, has an epic beard, and a fantastic name.
5/5 just for the flavor. I'd give him an 11 if I could just to cover everything.
LarsBM
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(6 votes)
Pulling this guy out at casual games always ensures a good time :P
jbruso
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(7 votes)
This man is my idol. Some of his other deeds can be seen in the art of Giant Turtle - He clearly knocked that other guy down to be crushed by the turtle. He deserves a duel deck based around him.
OutlawD1
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(3 votes)
His creature type is odd. He should have been a legendary Human Shaman or something.
Goatllama
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
We shuld get togethers sometime, we having in common. Regards, Uncle Dolan
iamludo
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(4 votes)
This + Simulacrum.
Feralsymphony
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(6 votes)
I still treat mine as if his creature type is "Uncle Istvan".
NatalyNeeSama
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(6 votes)
Uncle Istvan: "Get off of my property!!!!!"
Shadoflaam
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
I hear next year's Scars of Ravnica or whatever is going to have this: Uncle Istvan Cleric 1B Creature: Uncle Istvan Cleric When CARDNAME ETB, search your library for an Uncle Istvan and put it on top of your library. Then shuffle your library 1/1 Uncommon FT: Yeah, read it again dumbass.
Mike-C
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(10 votes)
"I'll get you DAMN kids for this! You're all gonna DIE!!!"
Kryptnyt
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(8 votes)
"NOW I HAVE YOU! AND NOW YOU MUST WATCH Jeopardy WITH ME THIS EVENING! MUEHAHAHAHA!"
SarcasmElemental
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Daniel Gelon knocks it out of the ballpark again
Okuu-chan
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(12 votes)
"You know, I had an uncle once. He took a thrashing from an Angry Mob. But he just kept on truckin'."
"That's nothing. I had an uncle who once stared down this snooty knight named Rafiq. He stood up and looked him right in the eye."
"You guys are losers. My uncle once got run over by a Phyrexian Dreadnought. He still stands in the middle of the road whenever the dreadnoughts pass by."
Arachnos
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(4 votes)
Sounds like something from Texas Chainsaw Massacre, only not in Texas and with axes instead.
@Okuu-chan: I love your comment, and I love your name. Go go nuclear hell raven!
Maybe Uncle Istvan is not a legend because it's just a name the local villagers used to refer to crazy hermits in their folklores, kinda like Baba Yaga.
Wanderer25
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(4 votes)
It was nice seeing this guy in Time Spiral, though I kind of wish that he had shown up in color-shifted form in Planar Chaos. Think about it, he could've been a priest or a monk (Father Istvan, Brother Istvan) in White or Green. Green, I think, would fit more with the flavor of him being a hermit and prevent the shifted version from being a less versatile Cho-Manno, Revolutionary.
Anyway, Uncle Istvan is such a fun, quirky card. His abilities are more what you'd expect from a Beloved Chaplain than a mad, axe- wielding hermit, but that just adds to his appeal..
battleofwits
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
does this work against theobliterator
Hunter06
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Strictly worse than his 'The Dark' counterpart, Uncle Istvan > Human 4/5 Stars
You know, I once had an uncle like Mr. Istvan here. It never really bothered anyone. Until the dreaded first day of pre-school. We were asked to describe a story and it's moral. At the time, it was hard for me. Then I thought of Istvan."My uncle Istvan fought in the Vietnam war, and his plane was shot down over enemy territory. He jumped out before it crashed but could only take a case of beer, a machine gun and a machete. On the way down, he drank the case of beer. Then he landed right in the middle of 100 Vietnamese soldiers. He shot 70 with his machine gun, but then he ran out of bullets! So he pulled out his machete and killed 20 more. Then the blade on his machete broke, so he killed the last ten with his bare hands." The teacher was shocked, but I was happy I got it out. The Moral of the story: Don't #$**#$ with Uncle Istvan.
NARFNra
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
@Evilzpet
In all seriousness, it's probably because Istvan has badass points.
Also, you can have multiple Istvans out.
crolanpw
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The only downside of my dear Uncle Istvan is that he never got to be a Commander.
Comments (36)
VampireChild85 has an uncle named Istvan, so there's more than one! No legendary status fo' you!
Uncle Istvan is maybe the best creature type ever.
woo Uncle Istvan for the win!!!!!
Step 2: Play Mirrorweave on Uncle Istivan.
Step 3: ...
Step 4: Profit!
5/5 just for the flavor. I'd give him an 11 if I could just to cover everything.
Regards, Uncle Dolan
Uncle Istvan Cleric
1B
Creature: Uncle Istvan Cleric
When CARDNAME ETB, search your library for an Uncle Istvan and put it on top of your library. Then shuffle your library
1/1
Uncommon
FT: Yeah, read it again dumbass.
"That's nothing. I had an uncle who once stared down this snooty knight named Rafiq. He stood up and looked him right in the eye."
"You guys are losers. My uncle once got run over by a Phyrexian Dreadnought. He still stands in the middle of the road whenever the dreadnoughts pass by."
@Okuu-chan: I love your comment, and I love your name. Go go nuclear hell raven!
Anyway, Uncle Istvan is such a fun, quirky card. His abilities are more what you'd expect from a Beloved Chaplain than a mad, axe- wielding hermit, but that just adds to his appeal..
4/5 Stars
In all seriousness, it's probably because Istvan has badass points.
Also, you can have multiple Istvans out.