Overall not that playable, but awesome flavor and a quite creepy artwork. I prefer Sutured Ghoul though, that one might even got inspired by that card.
Behalter
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(4 votes)
Um Dr Draco that doesnt work at all, once the thrull tokens die they go poof, they aren't in the graveyard, so you could use franky with it, works for the mana ramp though.
gcilley
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(7 votes)
How many cards now are based on classic books or any outside sources?
Great flavor from a great time in Magic.
GradiustheFox
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(14 votes)
This card deserves a 5/5 just because they pirouetted past the common misconception that Frankenstein was the name of the monster. It's unbelievably refreshing to see someone get that right. As for usefulness, it seems like a pretty nice, customizable little critter, and the cost isn't one you're going to have trouble paying if your deck doesn't use the graveyard much. Of course, in Black that kind of deck I suppose isn't so common... And versatility isn't that important if your deck is doing what it's designed to do... I guess I'm just a softy for customization.
kitsunewarlock
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(6 votes)
I love his awkward counters.
Guest57443454
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(6 votes)
Interesting card, great flavor, and is one of the first cards to truly conceive of your graveyard as a real resource, like we conceive of it today...
XTwistedsoulX
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
I see dr_draco skipped Dr. Frankenstein's lectures on what's likely to stay in a graveyard for later use. Use your noggin boy, before igor comes knocking on your door. Remember, fresh brains are higher in value than used brains. I did attend the lecture.
ThaBishop
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(4 votes)
a 4/3 for 5 isnt that bad
LungCancer
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Why wasn't this originally given the creature type zombie?
MasterOfEtherium
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(7 votes)
Good Flavor Cool Art Give It A Modern Mythic Reprint If You Ask Me With Similar Art.
longwinded
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
@LungCancer: Because it's not a zombie. It's a (well, THE) monster. Zombies are shambling, meaty undead, really just animated corpses. This is a living creature made of stitched-together pieces.
Also, at this point in the game's history, they didn't make an effort to group things into tribes. The only tribes that existed were specifically synergistic by design, like the 8 goblins who had a goblin king, or the 2(!) zombies who had a zombie master. Everything else went out its way to have a unique creature type (like "summon Uncle Istvan") to avoid accidental tribal synergy.
MisterAction
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Oh wow. You get three different kinds of counters. That means you can proliferate them all and give him +3/+3 each time.
Edit: Waaaaiiitt... no you can't. Holy crap, I've built two decks around proliferate and I still forgot how it worked.
finulanu
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Kinda needs a reprint - that looks like a fun ability.
Radagast
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Lots of text for a tricky to use card. In retrospect, I bet they regret giving it such nutty counter options, too. That said, great artwork on a card that was one of the first to use the graveyard as a resource. Also, this fella could get huge if things worked out right and it lacked any silly drawback, unlike most large black creatures, once it got into play.
jwish27
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Works great in a Doran EDH, especially late game. Remove a bunch of creatures in my graveyard and put +0/+2 counters on him, effectively giving him +2/+2 for each removed creature? Sounds nice. Throw in a Lightning Greaves to protect him and you're good
dlgn
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Creature-Monster
Mike-C
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Now that Oracle has deemed FM a Zombie.. Riddle me this! Would Rooftop Storm + this = a decent combo with finisher potential?? Provided you have enough guys in the Yard, of course.. Of course, you could always use Sutured Ghoul I suppose and it's probably for the best, but still, Riddle me if only for the lulz!
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I would go for +2/0 and then one case of +1/+1. Ivy Elemental scales better if you do the +2/0, +0/2 method, even though the colors are different.
1.5/5 for being strange and outdated.
James00086
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
1. Exile three creatures 2. Get one of each counter. 3. Proliferate. 4. ????? 5. Profit.
Lord_of_Tresserhorn
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Clearly, this needs to be:
Creature - Construct
or
Creature - Contraption
ASSEMBLE!
Salient
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Up until Tree of Redemption, this was the only dude that could naturally enter the battlefield as a 0/13 creature.
EGarrett01
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The only creature card to be portrayed by Robert De Niro.
Frankenstein was the name of the creator, not the monster. And Frankenstein is a zombie. He’s a type of zombie. It’s like people who say Tannoy when they mean public-address system. Tannoy is a brand name.
Tiggurix
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This shouldn't be a zombie. Frankenstein's monster was definitely a living creature, at least in the book. They even allude to the possibility that if Frankenstein gave the monster a mate, like he almost did, they would breed and create more monsters. That doesn't seem like a fitting characteristic for the undead. I think Frankenstein's Monster should rather be a Human Horror.
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Sacrifice a bunch of Thrulls from your Breeding Pit to Tourach's Gate, then when you're ready cast Frankenstein's Monster with a bunch of +2/+0 counters. Enchant it with the Aggression, then go to town.
I prefer Sutured Ghoul though, that one might even got inspired by that card.
Great flavor from a great time in Magic.
Of course, in Black that kind of deck I suppose isn't so common... And versatility isn't that important if your deck is doing what it's designed to do... I guess I'm just a softy for customization.
Also, at this point in the game's history, they didn't make an effort to group things into tribes. The only tribes that existed were specifically synergistic by design, like the 8 goblins who had a goblin king, or the 2(!) zombies who had a zombie master. Everything else went out its way to have a unique creature type (like "summon Uncle Istvan") to avoid accidental tribal synergy.
Edit: Waaaaiiitt... no you can't. Holy crap, I've built two decks around proliferate and I still forgot how it worked.
1.5/5 for being strange and outdated.
2. Get one of each counter.
3. Proliferate.
4. ?????
5. Profit.
Creature - Construct
or
Creature - Contraption
ASSEMBLE!
Oh damn, nevermind.