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Banewasp Affliction

Multiverse ID: 174817

Banewasp Affliction

Comments (14)

Shoe2
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0) (5 votes)
uhg, this wasnt good in Alpha in the best color ever of Blue as Creature bond and it still sucks.
Eppek_the_Goblin
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (5 votes)
I disagree. Banewasp Affliction is better than Creature Bond, simply because it is black. Black has access to a lot more creature removal, and this card - in combination with a removal spell, is low mana cost direct damage. It's card disadvantage, but depending on the size of your opponent's creatures, it might be worth it anyway.
Iiory
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0) (2 votes)
not as bad as it seems but there are lots of cards that i can put in my deck rather than this
sozomai
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Effective against devour decks, methinks.
Dark_Raider
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0) (1 vote)
It's okay, IF your opponent plays with the big fat kind of creatures. I'll only want to play this once I know I can at least get a 4/5 life deal out of it, really.
DlCK
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0) (1 vote)
good vs walls / defenders

i really think you guys underrate the power of this card in a creature-removal heavy deck.
SoulsDescend
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (4 votes)
Surprised no one has mentioned the amazingly brutal art. From the moment I first saw it, the image has stuck with me, and I don't know if there is a more gory card out there.
Gaussgoat
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Way underrated. With all of the mana acceleration and super-burly creatures out there, this little enchantment can win you the game. Drop this on a creature wearing Blanchwood Armor and then Doom Blade his ass.

Worse case scenario you make your opponent sweat a bit and hang back with a creature that he would normally attack with.

This also combos very well if you have any creatures with Deathtouch. His 11/11 trampler is a hell of a lot less likely to attack if you're sitting there with a Giant Scorpion.

Also, I agree with SoulDescend; this is possibly the most brutal art I've ever seen on a magic card... it is disgusting.

4/5


Vinifera7
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (2 votes)
Don't be fooled. This is not removal.
achilleselbow
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Um, was Death Watch really so powerful that they had to nerf it? I don't recall it winning any tournaments or anything.
creepycrawler
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0) (2 votes)
Quite possibly one of the most horrible ways to die ever depicted on a Magic card. Except it doesn't kill you. Which makes it even worse.

NoobOfLore
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (1 vote)
A lot of people are looking at this and thinking "wow, terrible enchantment" instead of "hey, Lava Axe only costs 1Black if I do it right".
Lifegainwithbite
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Strictly worse than death watch.
xenofish
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
build a deck around it. do it.