Not necessarily so eventually... think along the lines of Spark Elemental, Hellspark Elemental, or any unearthed creature.
RobinHood3000
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.6/5.0)(4 votes)
Doesn't work for Unearthed creatures, since they're removed from the game rather than going to the graveyard, but it IS extremely potent. Works great with Bone Splinters - doubles the ratio of enemy creatures dying to your creatures dying. And with Threaten? Mwahaha.
DaaNz
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5.0)(7 votes)
this card is extremely trash. it doesn't even get rid of a measly storm crow.
machtung7
★☆☆☆☆ (1.3/5.0)(3 votes)
This card works great with banewasp affliction. One of my decks plays off of this combo. It's really fun to play against a devour deck :D
Fire_hive
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(2 votes)
I use it as a defensive card. Place it on something they love (that they don't attack with) and then wait on the other side of the board with a Tidehollow Strix. You may enchant power of fire to speed up this process.
Elysiume
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(4 votes)
Or you could use an actual kill spell? I know, crazy right.
This is terrible. Sure, it can kill black creatures, but still. A straight up kill spell is better most of the time.
ShadowVamp
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(3 votes)
This card should definitely be coming in handy more with the release of Zendikar, i can see it working well in a pure black deck with Vampire Aristocrat, and Bloodghast. Just enchant one of your opponent's creatures with Yoke and sac Bloodghast to Vampire Aristocrat, then play a land next turn and bring Bloodghast back from the graveyard into play, so it's a neat little nifty card to use for an extra destruction spell in a pure black deck.
Demonic_Angel13
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This card is great when you only have one kill spell and your opponent has some big creatures. Also good against devour, as you enchant your opponents best creature and stop them from devouring things.
Vizaros
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Brilliant when used in conjunction with a kill spell. Got me out of several tight corners.
Also makes your opponent think twice about attacking, or devouring as mentioned.
And when you got a good ol' Deathgreeter, two life points in one, always useful.
rage4lifebj
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
When used as a kill spell, this is strictly worse. It's only good for defense--to dissuade them from attacking.
Also, Seems like "from play (battlefield)" is unnecessary text. Creatures aren't creatures in any other zones, so how can they be put in the graveyard from anywhere else?
Musume
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Get some creatures with deathtouch (preferably fliers like Vampire Nighthawks or Tidehollow Strixes that can't be easily blocked) and this can become a twofer. And unlike Doom Blade or Hideous End, this card doesn't specify a "nonblack" target.
Besides, I'd much rather have an opponent waste counterspells and enchantment destruction effects on this than my Bloodchief Ascension.
NocteMundi
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Good in EDH if you're using Eldrazi Spawn, or creatures you can sacrifice, or have instant creature removal.
NoobOfLore
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
It's no doom blade, but then again, Doom Blade doesn't work on black creatures.
There's something to be said for delayed effects like this, sometimes you really do need to wait a minute before destroying something. That, and it's fun to watch an opponent waste time and resources trying to save their biggest beater.
SquirePath
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Soul Reap is this, but better. (In comparison that it can kill black creatures.)
Mostly because it's an actual kill spell, and you get the extra clause of 3 life anyway. In the sense that with this, you are going to cast this on something, then drop another kill spell to get both of them at the same time.
With Soul Reap you get the same thing, in reverse order, and with 3 life loss as well.
Drop this, Doom Blade, they both get destroyed.
Doom Blade, drop Soul Reap, 2 dead creatures, and 3 life loss.
DoragonShinzui
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
You wanna know a really bad yoke? This one! *Nyuk nyuk nyuk*
In all seriousness though, a handy card. Very useful for black, as it tends to have trouble with other black creatures, but plenty of sacrifice effects.
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This is terrible. Sure, it can kill black creatures, but still. A straight up kill spell is better most of the time.
Also makes your opponent think twice about attacking, or devouring as mentioned.
And when you got a good ol' Deathgreeter, two life points in one, always useful.
Also, Seems like "from play (battlefield)" is unnecessary text. Creatures aren't creatures in any other zones, so how can they be put in the graveyard from anywhere else?
Besides, I'd much rather have an opponent waste counterspells and enchantment destruction effects on this than my Bloodchief Ascension.
There's something to be said for delayed effects like this, sometimes you really do need to wait a minute before destroying something. That, and it's fun to watch an opponent waste time and resources trying to save their biggest beater.
Mostly because it's an actual kill spell, and you get the extra clause of 3 life anyway.
In the sense that with this, you are going to cast this on something, then drop another kill spell to get both of them at the same time.
With Soul Reap you get the same thing, in reverse order, and with 3 life loss as well.
Drop this, Doom Blade, they both get destroyed.
Doom Blade, drop Soul Reap, 2 dead creatures, and 3 life loss.
*Nyuk nyuk nyuk*
In all seriousness though, a handy card. Very useful for black, as it tends to have trouble with other black creatures, but plenty of sacrifice effects.