unfortunately you'll need to do some color acrobatics, but this guy works nicely with Sigil Captain, doesn't it?
MasterOfEtherium
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.8/5.0)(4 votes)
This Goon Will Slice Ya Neck. And Burn Ya Twice
Salostot
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(8 votes)
4 Ashenmoor Liege' out and u play 1 Murderous Redcap 10dmg!!!
Kenji18
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(9 votes)
Mode: Yes, it does work with Sigil Captain. All of the 2/2 persist creatures work with Sigil Captain. Try out Glen Elendra Archmage.
True_Mumin
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(8 votes)
At first seemed a bit overcosted to me, but he proved his worth eventually. 4/5.
SavageBrain89
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(9 votes)
Just imagine the potential it has with graft creatures from Dissension. Beautiful and deadly.
xcatanddo
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5.0)(3 votes)
sweeeeet! love this! Owch! you got burned~~~~
Jokergius
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(6 votes)
@Mode & Kenji: It will work ONCE you use its persist.
Mr_Hendry
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
The best assassin ever.
madformedusa
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(7 votes)
Mo Murda! Mo Murda! Mo Murda! Come Again (Persist)! This guy goes great in my Bone Thugs n Harmony theme deck!
CSM-101
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(6 votes)
He sure is scary to look at. 0.o;
ElderMage
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Beastmaster Ascension on the field, 7 counters(or more,dosent matter)and a Murderous Redapcap is cast, it deals 7 damage, and from the graveyard it deals 6 damage, i think thats all it does. work around R/G or B/G or R/G/W with sigil captain....lol
goblinrunner09
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Does pretty nice when you already have mad aunties or chieftains out.
Smoked_Peasant
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This guy combos real well with Juniper Order Ranger, he'll keep coming back forever, and the ranger gets bigger and bigger. Add in a sac outlet, and you have an infinite damage combo.
Hokeymon
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(6 votes)
READ!!... Juniper Order Ranger and Sigil Captain adds +1/+1 counters, not remove it. So please stop with this infinite combo that will get newbies started. Logic invalid.
DarthKithkin
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Once again Hokeymon... read the rulings on persist and how +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters work
Duffey
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
He is my favorite card from shadowmoor the art work is awesome and a 2/2 persist and gives a total of 2+1 burn damage useful for taking out weakilings that boost other creatures think evlish arch druid
a7141988
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Actually, the rules say this: 120.2. If a permanent has both a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter on it, N +1/+1 and N -1/-1 counters are removed from it as a state-based action, where N is the smaller of the number of +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters on it. See rule 704. See this website for proof: http://www.wizards.com/magic/comprules/MagicCompRules_20091005.txt This came directly from magicthegathering.com
metalevolence
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
pro tip: when a creature has both +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on it, the counters cancel each other and are removed.
it's true.
go nuts.
majinara
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Like all persist guys he is fun with power conduit. Still it's even better with him compared to other persisters, because he cares for his power.
Like, he dies, persists back into play. In response to his triggered ability you have the power conduit remove the -1/-1 counter as a cost and as an effect put a +1/+1 counter on him. So when his ability resolves he is 3/3, dealing 3 damage to a target, and also beeing able to persist back agian later. :)
infernox10
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(7 votes)
Actually works well with Quest for the Goblin Lord.
Nets you two counters on the enchantment,
And even if it's been powered up all the way,
More power to deal directly to the creature/player of your choice.
Not to mention how fun it is to have him around with Quillspike and Bloodthrone Vampire.
Fortunefriend
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
no one has talked about Murderous Redcap with Dread Return :/ you can use Murderous Redcap to flash back, and if you had 3 Murderous Redcaps out to flash back Dread Return..
SilkyGoodness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Salostot: Sorry to rain or your parade but by the time you get all 4 lieges out you've lost, it's almost impossible, although with just one liege, or two if you're lucky, he is nasty enough, and if you really want to shake things up, try Everlasting torment with him and put 4-6 -1/-1 counters on a creature. Although i don't run that enchantment so much any more, i prefer to use it directly at an opponent.
iSlapTrees
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
His eyes stares in to your soul....
It's hard to not get in to a trance looking in to the red eye.
DacenOctavio
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@ infernox10:
Nice infinite combo. If you wanted to be less cheap, you could just put him in a nice goblin deck with Goblin Chieftain.
Axelle
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
The best card to go with Melira, Sylvok Outcast and a repeatable sacrifice engine. It also sounds good with some Goblin lords to pump it up.
N1N7A
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It can be 4 for 1 on its own I play it in my B/R aggro deck and it Kills Every FUCK1NG aggros like Kred or Tsteel or Quest Best with dark ritual
GrimjawxRULES
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This guy works wonders with Torrent of Souls in my b/r aggro deck. I can imagine it working pretty well in b/r goblins as well, especially when you're playing a lot of goblin lords.
OneHugeTuck
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
To clarify, he does 2 damage coming in, and then when coming back from the graveyard due to persist, would do another 2 damage, yes?
1. Swamp 2. Swamp / mountain + Dark ritual - Ashenmoor Liege 3. Land - Lyzolda, the bloodwitch 4. Land - Murderous redcap 5. Land - Burnt offering on the Redcap, 3 damage persist, tap lands for total of 8 mana in pool - Din of the Fireherd - opponent already crying 6. Use Lyzolda's ability to sacrifice either the redcap or the token you just created. After this it's all about what you got in hand, you can either play more redcaps, maybe bring your old redcap back with torrent of souls etc. etc. etc.
What happens is you keep drawing cards, dealing damage AND you have plenty of mana thanks to Burnt offering and Dark Ritual. A din of the fireherd here and there makes sure that your opponent ends up just watching you play.
Poor redcap, always coming to the field just to be sacrificed in a way or another. And his poor burnt and whipped body is even dug up from the ground just so he can experience it all again.
Sabisent
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Juniper Order Ranger + ashnod's altar + Deathgreeter + Mentor of the Meek + Murderous redcap = Infinite mana + infinite life + infinite draw + an infinitely big Juniper Order Ranger
Totema
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It's... Kinda cute actually. WHO'S A GOOD LITTLE PSYCHOPATH? YOU ARE! YES YOU ARE!
Anyways, seems decent with Dead Reckoning, in conjunction with other burn combos.
Lazyblazey
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
Another infinite combo with the Redcap goes like this. Play a sacrifice engine. Play Mikaeus, the Unhallowed. Play the Redcap, then sack it with its new Undying ability on top of the stack. It comes into play with a +1/+1 counter and deals 4 damage. Sack it again, but this time place its Persist ability on top so it comes into play with a -1/-1 counter. It deals 2 damage. Sack it again, placing the Undying ability on top once more, and so on.
As long as you keep alternating the top of the stack, the Redcap will always come back and you can deal arbitrary amounts of damage to anything you please.
While that's a nice combo, it doesn't work. Primal Forcemage has an triggered ability that uses the stack. When Redcap enters the battlefield, that trigger goes on the stack and by the time it resolves, Mighty Emergence has missed it's chance to trigger.
Even if that part did work, When Redcap comes back from persist, it would only be 4/4, not big enough to trigger Mighty Emergence. Still, this guy does work amazing with Primal Forcemage. Work the triggers so that you deal 5 damage first time around, and 4 damage second time around. Nice little trick.
On the card itself, definitely one of my favorites. I'm working on a Jund-esque deck with him as the star :) Can't wait to see if it works in modern.
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Sigil Captain, doesn't it?
This guy goes great in my Bone Thugs n Harmony theme deck!
120.2. If a permanent has both a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter on it, N +1/+1 and N -1/-1 counters are removed from it as a state-based action, where N is the smaller of the number of +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters on it. See rule 704.
See this website for proof: http://www.wizards.com/magic/comprules/MagicCompRules_20091005.txt
This came directly from magicthegathering.com
it's true.
go nuts.
Like, he dies, persists back into play. In response to his triggered ability you have the power conduit remove the -1/-1 counter as a cost and as an effect put a +1/+1 counter on him. So when his ability resolves he is 3/3, dealing 3 damage to a target, and also beeing able to persist back agian later. :)
Nets you two counters on the enchantment,
And even if it's been powered up all the way,
More power to deal directly to the creature/player of your choice.
Not to mention how fun it is to have him around with Quillspike and Bloodthrone Vampire.
you can use Murderous Redcap to flash back, and if you had 3 Murderous Redcaps out to flash back Dread Return..
It's hard to not get in to a trance looking in to the red eye.
Nice infinite combo. If you wanted to be less cheap, you could just put him in a nice goblin deck with Goblin Chieftain.
I play it in my B/R aggro deck and it Kills Every FUCK1NG aggros like Kred or Tsteel or Quest
Best with dark ritual
1. Swamp
2. Swamp / mountain + Dark ritual - Ashenmoor Liege
3. Land - Lyzolda, the bloodwitch
4. Land - Murderous redcap
5. Land - Burnt offering on the Redcap, 3 damage persist, tap lands for total of 8 mana in pool - Din of the Fireherd - opponent already crying
6. Use Lyzolda's ability to sacrifice either the redcap or the token you just created. After this it's all about what you got in hand, you can either play more redcaps, maybe bring your old redcap back with torrent of souls etc. etc. etc.
What happens is you keep drawing cards, dealing damage AND you have plenty of mana thanks to Burnt offering and Dark Ritual. A din of the fireherd here and there makes sure that your opponent ends up just watching you play.
Poor redcap, always coming to the field just to be sacrificed in a way or another. And his poor burnt and whipped body is even dug up from the ground just so he can experience it all again.
Anyways, seems decent with Dead Reckoning, in conjunction with other burn combos.
As long as you keep alternating the top of the stack, the Redcap will always come back and you can deal arbitrary amounts of damage to anything you please.
While that's a nice combo, it doesn't work. Primal Forcemage has an triggered ability that uses the stack. When Redcap enters the battlefield, that trigger goes on the stack and by the time it resolves, Mighty Emergence has missed it's chance to trigger.
Even if that part did work, When Redcap comes back from persist, it would only be 4/4, not big enough to trigger Mighty Emergence. Still, this guy does work amazing with Primal Forcemage. Work the triggers so that you deal 5 damage first time around, and 4 damage second time around. Nice little trick.
On the card itself, definitely one of my favorites. I'm working on a Jund-esque deck with him as the star :) Can't wait to see if it works in modern.