This card feels better and better everytime I look at it. Eventhough the body is slightly under the curve, the ability is awesome. Should see constructed play.
madformedusa
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(17 votes)
Some of the most retarded art I've seen in a long time, maybe since Aven Trooper
Omniance
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(5 votes)
How they went from Alara's amazing cyborg sphinxes to this hobo version is beyond me. The card itself is so-so. Would've been better with another keyword to make up for it's low power, or if they just gave it defender and reduced it's mana cost.
Designer_Genes
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(2 votes)
This is seriously one of the best cards in the set. This and Cosi's trickster are the best blue cards in standard.
Rainyday2012
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(8 votes)
One of my favourites from the set. 3x looting is really good, drawing 3 is game-breaking. A 3/5 flying body is both a long-term threat and a good blocker, and these are all things a control deck loves. I agree with most people that the art is ... umm ... strange, but that is the only real shortcoming of the card, so I don't care. ^^
True_Mumin
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Bad artwork or not, he's still a damn good creature! I also like how playing him creates not-so-obvious decisions with the kicker cost. One of my Zendikar favorites for sure.
jugglingguy
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(9 votes)
Jamaican, Mon!
CrimsonFury82
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(2 votes)
Great card. I wish it was an artifact creature so it would fit better in my esper artifact deck.
Selez
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
I want to know how he gets his braids to stick out like that.
I love how kicker is evolving. For such a killer ability, it's about time we saw some evolution (non-mana costs don't count).
PaladinOfSunhome
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Great card if you can get the mana to play it, and also not paying the kicker may help at times, so it's a good rounder.
3.5
A 3/5, even with flying, for 5 mana isn't a great deal. The 3 card draw is nice, but the 3 card discard ruins it. In order for it to be advantageous, I have to pay 7 mana for it... If I'm running a control deck (and why would I play it if I'm not?) I need 2-3 free mana to counter threats next turn...
In the end, it tries to be a big blocker AND a draw ability and does both kinda mediocre... I'd rather play Tidings one turn and Goliath Sphinx the next...
NinjaJeff
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This creature topdecked just won me a match when I was staring down the barrel of two Malakir Bloodwitches and a Bloodghast while I had two health. He became a blocker, and drew me my 8th and 9th lands and Rite of Replication for the win. I like to think of him as an {X} = {3} Mind Spring and a 3/5 flier for {1}{U}.
MagicHobo
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Very fun card I almost always draw 3 for 7 but can see times where 3 cards in the graveyard would be useful
dragonking987
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
horrible art wonderful card!
Kryptnyt
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(8 votes)
The art is NOT bad. Its a detailed picture of a hideous beast with a human visage, not all sphinxes are pretty...
TPmanW
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Jace's Ingenuity with a 3/5 flier attached, and the downside you pay for all this- totally optional.
Cheza
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Switch P/T and switch order of draw/discard, so you would have had a nice red card.
Superllama12
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
When I first saw this, I thought it was crapp. Of course, that night, I pulled one. But then, I used it, and it's great! While it may be below the curve, it can generally attack and kill something/get through for 3, and if worse comes to worse, it has good toughness, and can block a sword-weilding Squadron Hawk all day!
NuckChorris
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
So, comparing this to Sphinx of Uthuun, both are seven mana. this is a 3/5, Uthuun is a 5/6. This, when kicked, gives a free Ancestral Recall, Uthuun gives a free Fact or Fiction. Take your pick.
MindAblaze
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Not too bad for some reanimation shenanigans, five mana for a three card filter and a 3/5 flying body. More and more I'm seeing value in looting. Not the best option but could be useful in EDH
SomeGuy007
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I run this card in my manaless dredge deck, and it's been nothing but good to me. I Dread Return it to start dredging most of my deck, almost always dredging into another copy of this and a Dread Return, which empties anything left in my library. And then they act as flying bodies if I stall out or need just a few more points of damage with my Flame-Kin Zealot. 4.5/5
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I too think the face is terribly done. I'd prefer beautiful or frightening, possibly incomprehensible.
Oversized John Wayne face with gelled-out dreadlocks? No thx
Ligerman30
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If you are playing for kicker, I think that you're better off with Sphinx of Uthuun, but this card is not bad by any stretch.
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I love how kicker is evolving. For such a killer ability, it's about time we saw some evolution (non-mana costs don't count).
3.5
In the end, it tries to be a big blocker AND a draw ability and does both kinda mediocre... I'd rather play Tidings one turn and Goliath Sphinx the next...
Oversized John Wayne face with gelled-out dreadlocks?
No thx