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Paired with a first strike card, this is really useful

works great with Gelectrode

"I've warned you to run away, cur. Now face your master's head!"
-Radha, Heir to Keld

This + Deathbringer Thoctar

This + Nemesis Mask = fun :D

Deathbringer Thoctar or Goblin Sharpshooter. Nothing else to say.

Possible Combos: Deathbringer Thoctar, Gelectrode, Cinder Pyromancer, Prodigal Pyromancer, Blood Cultist, Goblin Sharpshooter.......... Deathbringer Thoctar with this, u have a Damnation just over ur opponnent's battlefield...

Wow An Equipment That Ill Actually Play In Draft That And The Behemoth Sledge Thanks Wizards Go Gorgon

Can someone explain if the Gorgon Flail would kill a creature forced to block by the Deftblade Elite and then the Deftblade uses his prevent damage ability?

@arikmoon Deftblade Elite's effect causes damage done to Deftblade to be prevented, it does not cause him to deal no damage. If Deftblade was the one equipped with this, he would still kill the other creature, through damage or Deathtouch. If it was another creature with this attacking Deftblade, and he uses his effect, the damage is prevented and therefore so is the deathtouch ability.

One of my favorite combos in 2010 with this thing is Gorgon Flail + Prized Unicorn + Buff of Choice (i.e. Giant Growth) = Some nice field clearing.

Gorgon Flail+Plague Spitter .
Wipe the board clean.

Also it's a very nice equip, if your playing with very cheap monsters (or even tokens) It has a cheap Equip cost and can be used over and over, great use of Deathtouch and good card.

This card+Anything that can damage a creature+Kresh the Bloodbraided

Not yet mentionned, I add: in combo with Spitemare and/or Stun Sniper. I really like this card. Deathtouch Kills!!!

Death bringer thoctar is good, but your removing counters to do the damage essentially just regaining its 3/3 status once a turn. You want to get really crazy with this card? Use an apocalypse hydra, whats neat about the hydra? Well, its a multicolored, so thats cool, and its come into play as a 10/10 ability, also cool, but its the under rated ping ability on the hydra that really makes it stand out. Equipped with the gorgon flail, an apocalypse hydra can ping any creature off the field every turn, even better, it can be as many times as you want as long as you have mana. The hydra also has to remove a counter, but there are many convienient ways to fix that, such as soul's might, or the getting better all the time.. mayael's aria. The aria gives you back the same counters you are using to get a free creature destruction once a turn, even if you use up 3 counters to clear three of your opponents creatures, your still looking at a 7/7 hydra with death touch that can instantly destroy any other creature on the field without shroud (or even with shroud if that creature blocks it). Even better still, being an ability, you can use it during your opponents turn so you get your mana untapped right away again and play more spells. Even if it doesn't work out the way you hoped, it can net you some major tempo by playing more creatures while your opponent loses all of theirs. Plus if the hydra is pacified, or otherwise unable to untap, you can still keep using its ping ability. That right there is what I call some major synnergy.

This is a good card, I use it in some friendly games with tokens and it can be used as stated before again and again

@arikmoon and JacksJokeShop

Deftblade Elite's activated ability states that combat damage dealt to and dealt by the Deftblade is prevented. Now, being as deathtouch can only be applied if the creature deals damage, and Deftblade activates his "prevent damage dealt to and BY Deftblade Elite, deathtouch cannot trigger. In short, No Damage=No Deathtouch. Whoever you were playing against screwed up, arik.

Stopping your opponents dead in their tracks: Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaille equipped with Gorgon Flail. I run 4 of this equip in my archer deck, just because archers make such great pingers.

Gorgon Flail and Prodigal Pyromancer works well too

I know someone who runs a few of these alongside some Vulshok Sorcerors and Prodigal Pyromancers. He also has a Wojek Embermage that he throws the Flail onto.

Out of my experience I'd say Deathbringer Thoctar and Wojek Embermage are some of the best since they can hit so many creatures without much risk of retaliation.

This is a pretty good card, but is pretty much strictly worse than Basilisk Collar.

So long Wrexial, the Risen Deep.

I think the best combo here would the the cunning sparkmage. i would value it over the pyromancer simply because it costs the same, but the sparkmage has haste. this mean you dont give your opponent the chance to remove the sparkmage before it can do some serious damage.

What about Pestilence Demon? Does he wrath all creatures if he's equipped?

Blood Cultist

This would have been fantastic in 2010 limited, for the same reason why many pieces of equipment are great in limited (Warlord's Axe, I'm looking at you). Deathtouch can turn even a Llanowar Elves into pseudo-spot removal. A 2/2 that can take down a Kalonian Behemoth? Yes please.

not strictly worse than basilisk collar, since this gives a creature with no power (like a wall) a power to use deathtouch with.
but worse most of the time though...

Tundra Wolves with this and Darksteel Plate makes for a fun game.

I don't see anyone talking about this card and trample, so I have to give a shout out to every big green trampler ever. Sure you can block my 6/6 trampling deathtoucher with three 0/8 walls, but I only have to do 1 damage to each before I can trample the rest over.
My friends are not happy about this rules interaction seen below.
702.17b The controller of an attacking creature with trample first assigns damage to the creature(s) blocking it. Once all those blocking creatures are assigned lethal damage, any remaining damage is assigned as its controller chooses among those blocking creatures and the player or planeswalker the creature is attacking.
702.2b Any nonzero amount of combat damage assigned to a creature by a source with deathtouch is considered to be lethal damage, regardless of that creature's toughness.

Also, this is about 1/8 the price of the basilisk collar, and for the sake of the tramplers, go big or go home.
There is no such thing as "pretty much strictly worse". It either is or it isn't. This gives a different ability, and they are thus ineligible for a strictly worse comparison. A lightning bolt is strictly better than a shock. If it is not THAT easy to tell the difference, then it is not strictly better.

Perhaps Goblin Sharpshooter or a first strike creature.

Olivia Voldaren loves herself a Gorgon Flail.

She wields it with her Quietus Spike and Basilisk Collar

Well i'll say Stricktly better than basilisk collar cause you don't need lifelink and extra life if you play this well you'll win and it cost 10 times less bucks !
Tims love this and so Thoctar but what about Scalding Salamander ?
Of course she doesen't touch flyers but she doesn't target anything and pass over shroud and hexproof, it's an instant "ground wrath opponnent side" on turn four !

Great for the cost, so much use with prodigal sorcerer and similar cards.

YES.
i like having it on my terra stomper...

@ Mojovince, except to say that it is strictly better is to say that there is no instance in which it is not better. The only way this would be strictly better is if it had lifelink. Strictly better is only applicable to comparable things. Take 2 blue counterspells, say CounterspellandCancel. Counterspell is cheaper than cancel and is therefore strictly better than cancel. Bolt is strictly better than shock etc.

Do not mess with Deathtouch.