A Mutated Mountain Lion With Metal Antlers And Lifelink. What More Could You Ask For.
Laguz
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(5 votes)
I love it. Does it deserve to be a mythic rare? Not in 10000 years. Unless there is some serious life gain going on in the next sets in the block, mythic rare status has been rendered meaningless already.
1 deathmark for this 6 to cast creature, and he's dead
Andleck
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
If I have this card and 40 life and my opponent has Platinum Angel out... do I win? My guess is no because Platinum Angel says your opponent cannot win which would seem to take precedence over this card. Thoughts?
SocialExperiment
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
I don't see why he would have to go in a lifegain deck specifically, he would be a sturdy blocker in almost any deck that had room for him. Especially in Green-White, since six mana is incredibly easy to reach with Green.
ratchet1215
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(9 votes)
I don't see a problem with this being mythic. It has a "you win the game" ability, and those don't come around every day. If you want to complain about a mythic, complain about Lotus Cobra. Repeat after me, Wizards: A 2-mana 2/1 with a technically great but non-flashy ability IS NOT MYTHIC. That is why you make RARES. Remember?
EDIT: Yes, Andleck, since your opponent has Platinum Angel out, you won't be able to win with the Sovereign's ability. If two cards conradict each other, the negative one wins out. (If one card says creatures with Defender can attack as though they didn't have Defender and another says creatures can't attack, the "can't" effect is applied.)
Owls_and_More_Owls
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(26 votes)
Thanks for being patient, life gain decks. Here's your new win condition.
Designer_Genes
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(4 votes)
So... a crappy, but swingier, Test of Endurance. Fail Mythic is fail.
Sorxores
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
this card is very nice, and probably the best combos possible with the celestial mantle and that enchantment that make other enchantment and enchanted creature shroud. now all you have to do is wait 3 turn and making sure your 7/9 shroud vigilant lifelink creature attack each turn and survive. If your creature still die, replace the enchantment for a whispersilk cloak, so your creature won't be able to get blocked AND will have shroud, but will only be a 4/6
lickthemoose
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
i think if gaining life is going to be your goal that your going to set in a game gaining 20 life isnt all that bad and by the time you would cast this if youve been setting your goal to gain a bunch of life you should have your 40
Zulp
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
Alright, since looking a little harder at this card and actually putting it into a deck where it can be utilized, I do see its uses, and it is a real terror in a dedicated life gain/drain deck. It's a removal magnet, and is limited as far as how many decks it can effectively go in, but in the right spot, it will, well, win the game for you. 4.5/5.
Duffey
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
In a decent black white life gain deck by the time u hit 40 u probably sucked most of ur opponents life away still its a awesome card for life gaining
Dingo777
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(4 votes)
a strong card, 20 life is pretty easy, too bad about the lifelink nerf with M10, but still, 20 life is not hard to get, even 39 life isnt hard, in a life gain deck
not sure if I would go GW or UW though or straight white
PaladinOfSunhome
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
Awesome in Zendikar Block Con along with Celestial Mantle, but it's still good outside of it in any life gain deck.
4.0
Orichalcon
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(18 votes)
A really fair and balanced Mythic. It doesn't let you win too easily, but it's there, it's a decent damagesink, and the win condition is great. Overall, one of the better executed Mythics.
Mode
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(5 votes)
Spashing white for your beast tribal deck which includes Ravenous Baloth just got a whole lot more awesome.
I would have preferred it was 5/6, but I actually like this card.. I have a thing for cool cat monsters, its in white, which is unusual for a beast. Sort of an excellent blocker card that can still attack, and hey, you know this card was made for Celestial mantle. The name means cat as in felids or feline, and sovereign, so sort of an emperor cat or cat with its own authority, hence the win by 40 or more life points. Everyone just needs to take a step back, ignore the mythic rare symbol for a minute, and say.. ah.. a nice 6 toughness blocker with vigilance and lifelink in white, and there you have it.
Play it in naya shard cycle cards to get it out early with green mana accel, as well as bant cycle, and throw in some dawnglow infusion and oracle of nectars for easy jump to 40 life. Vines of vastwood to keep it in play and boost it's damage are also probably a really good choice. Feudkillers verdict for 10 life gain at a time and a 5/5 giant. Cradle of vitality is a sort of obvious choice as well as celestial mantle as I already mentioned, probably mixed in with a whispersilk cloak to keep it alive and make it unblockable.
CatsAreCthala
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Another cat for my tribal cat deck!
Swiftgamer18
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(4 votes)
Would the rules change at all if you tried to use this in an EDH deck. Could possibly rock that format if it doesn't.
Drakemor
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(4 votes)
Wow, if i put this in my deck no one would play with me. Unless i handed out free Akroma's Vengeance
Burcke
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Uhn Landbind Ritual and Wall of Reverence... Amazing
Mumba
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
To prevent it from being destroyed I exile it myself and when I'm over 40 I destroy that enchanted and laugh uncontrollably.
Saxophonist
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Great card, but how the hell is it a cat?
Mafoo
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Meow.
MarkBGH
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
This just screams to be thrown in a Brion Stoutarm EDH deck.
HairlessThoctar
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Given what this card wants to do, it would have probably been better off as a 5/5 or 6/4.
If nothing else, the art is amazing.
Lateralis0ne
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
In two packs, I pulled out two foils of these. Then I built my brother a lifegain deck based on damage-absorbing walls that grant life when hit, along with various lifegain cards. It's pretty formidable. And two of these really helps. Did I mentioned they're foils? Very, VERY pretty with the artwork. <3
Tobolococo
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
could work in a deck full to the top with lifelink creatures and life gaining cards, such as angels mercy, but it's tough, since your opponent will be attacking you, therefore probably lowering some of your life, awesome against no creature decks, such as time sieve.
The best use for this card that I have found is as the third win condition in my White-Black Sanguine Bond Deck. Between him, a Baneslayer Angel, and numerous copies of Child of the Night, I'm able to produce plenty of pain, and gain lots of life. I've also found that this works well in the mirror match, since the headstart in life makes it easy to get to 40
How do we make life gain more viable in duels without printing life gain cards efficient enough to completely break free for all? This guy. It's just an overall awesome card. A very reliable and fairly priced creature attached to a better Test of Endurance is great.
Eved
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(4 votes)
People seem to forget that his 2 static abilities along with his high toughness means you are usually going to be gaining 4 life on both your turn and your opponent's using this card alone.
Boday1
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(2 votes)
My best friend and I are currently building a deck around this card. It uses a number of cards to gain big life, as well as having Cradle of vitality/ Battlegrace Angel combo as a asecond win condition.
Gezus82
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
a 4/6 with vigilance and lifelink for 6 is quite. but then it gives you an alternate win condition that isn't too hard to achieve. very powerful.
I want to try running some in a GW elf deck with nissa revane
never liked the "You win the game" stuff wizards its just making broken cards so if u wanna continue playing u HAVE TO buy new expansions, after invasion block, the game went straight down with a lil comeback in timespiral, this kind of card is a big fu you to the players who play extended, due standart mean change your deck all the time, and vintage means playing against decks that can win the game in turn 1 or even 0 wich i dont see interesting in a game. And now they put name to every freaking ability and make 1000 cards with it due their lack of creativity.... just go to the beloved dominaria card and art style and start doing things right again
slann01
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This card art, flavor text, name and effect are great. 4*/5.
infernox10
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Throw into a B/W deck with Heroes Remembered, Vampire Hexmage, Sanguin Bond as another win con in case you can't get this guy, Boon Reflection, and all the fun lifelink stuff you can handle.
Put some teeth on your lifgain with Serra's Ascendant, and who knows what else.
This win con is crazy because it can happen more quickly than people realize.
vsasntore
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(3 votes)
I can see this getting me hated out of EDH games VERY quickly. This plus leyline of vitality or Elvish Piper will quickly win you the game.
Wolcorpse33
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
This plus ajani goldmane's token creature and a soul's grace FTW!!!!!!
Richard_Hawk
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
it'll take two lightning bolts to get rid of this guy once you have 40 life and play it, its usually a sure win. But a doomblade or creature removal can take care of it pretty quick, so i wouldn't rely on this too much.. 4/5
zerosavant
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(3 votes)
This is the answer to Scars of Mirrodin's obsession with poison. Will destroy poison counter decks.
ChampionofSquee
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
@Sarroth: Archenemy goes like 2HG in that 40 applies only when your starting life is 20. It doesn't mean that you auto-win if you start at 40. Instead you have to gain life until you reach double your original life, which, as the archenemy, would be 80, making him not so overpowered.
ElTaco
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If you're playing EDH or Archenemy with friends, why don't you just make the requirement 60 instead of 40?
Aburaishi
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Isn't green kinda embarrassed that white beat it at its own game?
iSlapTrees
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Cat beasts ftw! :)
Ladnarud
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(5 votes)
Ugh, this thing is so stupid. Yet another self-fulfilling, overpowered mythic. With the copious amounts of health that can be gained these days in white and black, this thing is just waaay too overpowered.
MAYBE 50 health. I'd say even more than that. Also doesn't help the balance of the game that the creature itself has a decent-sized power with lifelink and vigilance.
dragonking987
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
labnarud stop wining life gain decks need treats like this with stuff like infect that makes being at high life pointless.
Superllama12
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If I had him, I'd put him into my BW lifegain; it doesn't have a lot of great cards, but it gains life crazy fast!
sarroth
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
This card will be just plain cheap in Archenemy if you're the solo player. Archenemy players start at 40 life, so as long as you don't lose life by the time you can play this card, you win the game. That'd just take the whole fun out of the new format.
@ChampionofSquee: You must be referring to your own playgroup's rules, because that is exactly how it works. There are no rulings on the card that change this card for those formats or points in the Comprehensive Rules that state that. Just like Serra Ascendant, Divinity of Pride, and poison, the life totals are set for these cards' abilities unless stated in the future. Though this doesn't stop playgroups from making their own x2 changes, as yours seems to have. I am all for that.
kothsapprentice
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Strengths: Can hit and still block later. Lifelink helps towards it's own win ability.
Weaknesses: Easily burned or killed.
Although it's easy to remove, the win condition is just too powerful to not have in a life-gain deck. Ajani, meet your new pet cat.
NecroticNobody
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
My Mono-White Control/Reanimator deck ussually rides into victory on this beast's back. I run Emeria, The Sky Ruin to pull him back from the grave, Celestial Mantle for steroids and Souls Attendant as his caretaker. Lots of white weenies pump my life total, then I double it, then I laugh maniacly at the look on my opponent's face when I tell him I've just won. It's also great in a Blue/ White Defender deck utilizing Perimeter Captain and lots of blockers.
Sironos
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(3 votes)
I think win condition cards are lame, but you're free to think otherwise. "I am healthy and have a cat sitting on a mountain top, so I win" wtf is that? Makes no sense to me, can anyone explain the general idea behind the flavour? Is it some immortality thing? Would appreciate it.
proanciey
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
i have two of these in my deck epic card, throw some winneies in like soul attendant, soul warden and a angels feather easy life just add nomads assembly and elspeth and easy win... lol
So when did Hazir meet Charlie Sheen? Also, this is sick in EDH beyond belief, especially as a general. Sick but not OP unlike Zur the Enchanter or other beasts. He's fun but usually if you have enough life that they can't reduce it quickly you were going to win anyway (Exceptions exist but you know what I mean) 4.5/5
BlackAlbino
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(3 votes)
Nice kitteh
@shadoflaam This isn't legendary, and cannot be a general
@kothsapprentice Double bolt investment is not an easy burn However it does die to removal, but the again, so does virtually everything in magic.
MrBenderRodriguez
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
Wow. Makes you a HUGE target in EDH.
marwinshieldscale
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
sucks that it's not ledgendary, still awsome in EDH though, pretty sweet in standard lifegian, surprisingly a very balenced mythic, that i still wouldn't mind pulling in a pack.
Wprundv
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
In Commander turn 1 Swamp, Dark Ritual, Entomb fetching this then Animate Dead. then pass turn.
Dracon.ao
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
That plus white sun's passing could easily win the game. Add that to an exalted bant deck.
OmegaSerris
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
How to lose friends in Commander:
1) Play Quicksilver Amulet, leaving up. 2) Activate on the end phase of the turn before yours, dropping this. 3) Proceed to be banned from your playgroup.
j_mindfingerpainter
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(11 votes)
"... oh, and Felidar Sovereign isn't banned in Commander yet. "
"Wait, what?"
"I said, when Predator Ooze comes out, it'll be great with Deadly Allure."
"No, what about that Sovereign thing?"
Salient
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Now when I say "Cat Beast for the win" I can mean it literally. :)
muggtonp
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
We were playing archenemy and I had this card in my hand. My first scheme was Introductions Are in Order...
DoragonShinzui
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
What's that you say? Lifegain isn't a valid strategy you say? *Whistles* Here, kitty kitty...
mynameis832
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Does willbender work against this?
konokono
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Scout's Warning?
Vesiliev
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Illusions of Grandeur. whats that? im sorry, i cant hear you over the sound of my 40 life.
b_dobbs
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Instant win as the Archenemy...
- Have this card in your hand at the start of the game. - Draw Introductions Are in Order - Play this card - Win
Goatllama
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Behold, the king of the cats.
atemu1234
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
Drop a Martyr of the Sands turn one. Turn two sacrifice, revealing (At best) six white cards, gain eighteen life. See how easy it is to win with this?
Reth
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Just before your turn, when you are at 40 life Flash it in
EKraj
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Best card in the game
DarthParallax
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
I wouldn't play this in EDH except as the Archenemy.
Firstly, the creature itself has a MASSIVE target on its head, of course.
Secondly, I think it might be a big enough offense to play this in a format as Casual Fun oriented as EDH that yet has so much pure power there that I would probably devote my next few turns to eliminating the player even after the cat is dead, and further I would be aggressive to them in the next game to remind them not to play it- I would back off before I did enough damage for it to really be called sabotage in Game 2, but Felidar Sovereign in EDH is a bit like Infect in Vanguard, with Mishra.
Sootoo
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Actually I think, that this card is kinda broken in EDH, but since soo many people play a$$hole cards like Sorin Markov, or Serra Ascendant in EDH, I frankly don´t have the slightest feel of regret when I use this as a win condition in my Trostani, Selesnya's Voice deck.
Also comes great with the Winding Canyons to be able to flash it in before your turn starts.
JaxsonBateman
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Having a non-combat wincon is pretty handy at times; sometimes you just need to be able to win without punching the opponent in the face (metaphorically speaking). I was just playing my monowhite lifegain, complete with two of these, against a monogreen Eldrazi ramp deck. Like a noob I don't include much land destruction outside of green, as its rare to come up against decks in casual with need-to-answer lands. Of course, this fella was playing Eye of Ugin, which meant he could find new threats about as fast as I could answer them (Mistveil Plains + Well of Lost Dreams certainly helped a lot with that). Top decked this guy and planted him on 63 life, and knew I had it unless my opponent (whos Ulamog was exiled) drew into Lignify. He didn't, my win.
He's not a terrible beater himself, though loses to the 5 mana Baneslayer in terms of a combat wincon, but yeah, he's a nice alternate wincon in a lifegain deck.
I've lost count of how many games I've won with this creature. I will say this is a balanced mythic. I think what a lot haters fail to realize is this creature still has to make it to the being of the controllers next upkeep.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(5 votes)
Ban this thing in commander already. Or better yet, errata it to 20 more then your starting life total. Why? The pricetag is 4$ because all the sheeple like abusing cards. Do you think this thing was designed with a 40 starting life in mind? Okay, use common sense, and stop abusing the game.
Monkeypantsa
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Bant EDH turn 3 win with this guy Turn 1: Island, pass Turn 2: any land, pass. End of their turn, flash a Protean Hulk, let it die and tutor up this guy Turn 3: Win. :D
Raexs
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
I can forgive Serra Ascendant as she doesn't flat-out win you the game, but how is this guy still legal in EDH?
Demonic_Math_Tutor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Great card for a deck with even a secondary focus on lifegain.
But how does it win condition work flavorwise?
I've always wondered about that.
Utheraptor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
This is just rude in Commander.
Lord_of_Gelectrodes
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
It's actually completely balanced in commander. Unless your deck is really dedicated to keeping him alive, one of your (often) many opponents will likely kill it on sight.
Awesome in my Orzhov 4.5/5
Continue
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
...Can someone please tell me why this is legal in EDH?
Tbwulf
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I have two of these in my GW Ally deck (Ondu Cleric, that's why.) as well as two Lurking Predators. Real fun to get this out on your opponent's turn to win you the game on yours.
Crimeo
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The flavor on this card makes absolutely zero sense.
GrimjawxRULES
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Now even more broken in EDH with Oloro - because you didn't want to play EDH anyway and just wanted to win without anyone getting to play the game :)
SirLibraryEater
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Does anyone else think this is just a little ridiculous in EDH? I really want this to be legendary so all-land-and-moxen EDH decks can exist.
CogMonocle
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Monkeypantsa
Good Thing PHulk is banned
MrBrightsideX11
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The fact that this is legal in commander makes me very, very happy.
Faced this once in a EDH game (against an Oloro deck). It came out and I spent 20 minutes agonizing over how to not lose. In the end, I tutored in a Rapid Hybridization just to blow it up. It ended up being quite manageable, but when it comes down, it really puts a ton of pressure on you.
Gcrudaplaneswalker
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Goatllama
I think Brimaz might want a word with you ;)
kiseki
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The commander community calls this "WinCat", since 40 is your starting life total. This would be interesting if, for commander, it were erataed to "20 more than your starting life total"
CFLuke
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
WIthout a doubt my favorite win with this card was in my Well-Equipped Kittehz deck.
I was completely, totally manascrewed, having only gotten out to two lands, but had managed to get myself in pretty good position. Got Stoneforge Mystic out, tutoring for Umezawa's Jitte and cheated Deathrender into play on a Qasali Pridemage. As the Jitte is wont to do, I kept most of his creatures off the board, but I was having the most difficult time doing any damage, due to a combination of strong blockers and chump-blocking.
Finally, I sac'd the Pridemage to cheat this guy into play with Deathrender, and soon I had 22 life and 4 charge counters on the Jitte. Swung with the Sovereign, and my opponent didn't notice the threat. During my opponent's end step, I removed 6 counters from the Jitte to land at exactly 40 life.
Comments (102)
Celestial Mantle is good.
I'm already building a deck around this thing. With a few moment's peaces and wall of reverences, getting to 40 life shouldn't be a problem.
Another method to win the game is always cool.
I don't quite understand how a giant cat antelope would do this, but hey....
ability: 5/5
Power & Thoughness: 5/5
artwork: 5/5
OVERALL: 5/5
I MUST GET THIS CARD FOR MY LIFE GAINING DECK!!!
This card definitely deserves mythic status. Beacon of Immortality...
EDIT: Yes, Andleck, since your opponent has Platinum Angel out, you won't be able to win with the Sovereign's ability. If two cards conradict each other, the negative one wins out. (If one card says creatures with Defender can attack as though they didn't have Defender and another says creatures can't attack, the "can't" effect is applied.)
not sure if I would go GW or UW though or straight white
4.0
Play it in naya shard cycle cards to get it out early with green mana accel, as well as bant cycle, and throw in some dawnglow infusion and oracle of nectars for easy jump to 40 life. Vines of vastwood to keep it in play and boost it's damage are also probably a really good choice. Feudkillers verdict for 10 life gain at a time and a 5/5 giant. Cradle of vitality is a sort of obvious choice as well as celestial mantle as I already mentioned, probably mixed in with a whispersilk cloak to keep it alive and make it unblockable.
If nothing else, the art is amazing.
I want to try running some in a GW elf deck with nissa revane
wizards its just making broken cards so if u wanna continue playing u HAVE TO buy new expansions, after invasion block, the game went straight down with a lil comeback in timespiral, this kind of card is a big fu you to the players who play extended, due standart mean change your deck all the time, and vintage means playing against decks that can win the game in turn 1 or even 0 wich i dont see interesting in a game. And now they put name to every freaking ability and make 1000 cards with it due their lack of creativity.... just go to the beloved dominaria card and art style and start doing things right again
Put some teeth on your lifgain with Serra's Ascendant, and who knows what else.
This win con is crazy because it can happen more quickly than people realize.
MAYBE 50 health. I'd say even more than that. Also doesn't help the balance of the game that the creature itself has a decent-sized power with lifelink and vigilance.
@ChampionofSquee: You must be referring to your own playgroup's rules, because that is exactly how it works. There are no rulings on the card that change this card for those formats or points in the Comprehensive Rules that state that. Just like Serra Ascendant, Divinity of Pride, and poison, the life totals are set for these cards' abilities unless stated in the future. Though this doesn't stop playgroups from making their own x2 changes, as yours seems to have. I am all for that.
Lifelink helps towards it's own win ability.
Weaknesses: Easily burned or killed.
Although it's easy to remove, the win condition is just too powerful to not have in a life-gain deck. Ajani, meet your new pet cat.
Behemoth Sledge, Armadillo Cloak, Sovereigns of Lost Alara, & Charging Troll can all be great tools, this guy just adds a win condition to the deck.
Also, this is sick in EDH beyond belief, especially as a general. Sick but not OP unlike Zur the Enchanter or other beasts. He's fun but usually if you have enough life that they can't reduce it quickly you were going to win anyway (Exceptions exist but you know what I mean) 4.5/5
@shadoflaam
This isn't legendary, and cannot be a general
@kothsapprentice
Double bolt investment is not an easy burn
However it does die to removal, but the again, so does virtually everything in magic.
Makes you a HUGE target in EDH.
1) Play Quicksilver Amulet, leaving
2) Activate on the end phase of the turn before yours, dropping this.
3) Proceed to be banned from your playgroup.
"Wait, what?"
"I said, when Predator Ooze comes out, it'll be great with Deadly Allure."
"No, what about that Sovereign thing?"
*Whistles* Here, kitty kitty...
- Have this card in your hand at the start of the game.
- Draw Introductions Are in Order
- Play this card
- Win
Firstly, the creature itself has a MASSIVE target on its head, of course.
Secondly, I think it might be a big enough offense to play this in a format as Casual Fun oriented as EDH that yet has so much pure power there that I would probably devote my next few turns to eliminating the player even after the cat is dead, and further I would be aggressive to them in the next game to remind them not to play it- I would back off before I did enough damage for it to really be called sabotage in Game 2, but Felidar Sovereign in EDH is a bit like Infect in Vanguard, with Mishra.
Also comes great with the Winding Canyons to be able to flash it in before your turn starts.
He's not a terrible beater himself, though loses to the 5 mana Baneslayer in terms of a combat wincon, but yeah, he's a nice alternate wincon in a lifegain deck.
Why? The pricetag is 4$ because all the sheeple like abusing cards.
Do you think this thing was designed with a 40 starting life in mind? Okay, use common sense, and stop abusing the game.
Turn 1: Island, pass
Turn 2: any land, pass. End of their turn, flash a Protean Hulk, let it die and tutor up this guy
Turn 3: Win. :D
But how does it win condition work flavorwise?
I've always wondered about that.
Awesome in my Orzhov 4.5/5
I really want this to be legendary so all-land-and-moxen EDH decks can exist.
Good Thing PHulk is banned
-Swag_Crow
I think Brimaz might want a word with you ;)
This would be interesting if, for commander, it were erataed to "20 more than your starting life total"
I was completely, totally manascrewed, having only gotten out to two lands, but had managed to get myself in pretty good position. Got Stoneforge Mystic out, tutoring for Umezawa's Jitte and cheated Deathrender into play on a Qasali Pridemage. As the Jitte is wont to do, I kept most of his creatures off the board, but I was having the most difficult time doing any damage, due to a combination of strong blockers and chump-blocking.
Finally, I sac'd the Pridemage to cheat this guy into play with Deathrender, and soon I had 22 life and 4 charge counters on the Jitte. Swung with the Sovereign, and my opponent didn't notice the threat. During my opponent's end step, I removed 6 counters from the Jitte to land at exactly 40 life.
Best manascrew recovery ever.