Oh wow. Three mana is way too much for a 1/2, especially if you have to pay ANOTHER three (in a different color) to gain its only ability.
liir007
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Deathtouch is always cool, but this guy is just way too inefficient!
Shukakun
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
No, just no. It could as well have been black and not an artifact, it doesn't have a place in esper anyway.
grayseeroly
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
probably on of the worst cards I own
NightMary
★☆☆☆☆ (1.6/5.0)(4 votes)
For death touch (and the fact that it's 1/2 and not just 1/1) I would put up with the seemingly higher mana cost. Used in the RIGHT situation (operative word here, folks) he's not that bad. I don't see the reason for all of the hostility.
Nickkom
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
compare this to vampire nighthawk. Makes this guy look pretty bad. If they had given him perma death touch, that would have balanced his mana cast considerably.
Gaussgoat
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Not too bad, especially as an artifact creature. He'll be getting buffs and benefits from other artifact effects, and having a deathtouch guy never hurt anyone. The 3CC on both his and his ability's cost is too high though, especially for a 1/2.
Certainly not amazing, but could be fun in the right esper deck. The artwork is totally awesome.
2/5
Asinine-Ultimatum
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
This is one of my favourite terrible cards! It's just so so SO BAD!
NuclearMECCA
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Zero flavor, ineficient as heck, no thanks.
Shiduba
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Very, very weak... not worth playing in any kind of artifact deck.
MiniWraith
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
So much wasted potential...the art is great, the flavor is there...but the costs, oh, the costs..
CeremonialBathory
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Should have been 2(U) to cast and had the ability "If (B) was spent to cast Vectis Silencers, Vectis Silencers have death-touch". Lovely art, at least.
...What. Wizards, I'm doing my best to love Esper, I really am, but you're making this REALLY hard for me. Give it the artifact type, not old artifact costs, thanks.
NoobOfLore
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
There's a reason that people use magic in Esper, "silencer."
mike_stubbs1
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Should be 1UB, innate deathtouch or 1U, B for deathtouch until end of turn.
Continue
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Would you rather pay six mana in two colors for a 1/2 deathtouch... or one mana in one color? Wasteland Viper may have come out over four years later, and it's green to boot, but still. The viper even has another mode.
blurrymadness
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
"... and thus require mana/magic to get any abilities."
If it had deathtouch to begin with the flavor would make sense. As it is, it's not only terrible, but backwards.
El_Richardo
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
True, the card sucks, but for those saying it's flavorless, they -do- have a significant place in the story: specifically, these are the thugs who beat up and tried to kill Tezzeret, igniting his spark.
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Certainly not amazing, but could be fun in the right esper deck. The artwork is totally awesome.
2/5
Wizards, I'm doing my best to love Esper, I really am, but you're making this REALLY hard for me. Give it the artifact type, not old artifact costs, thanks.
If it had deathtouch to begin with the flavor would make sense. As it is, it's not only terrible, but backwards.