Exalted maybe? and swarm decks. plenty of uses for this.
Mode
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5.0)(4 votes)
I initially liked the artwork and smiled about the pleasant effect, but when i glanced over the card and got to read the numbers that state the mana cost for casting and equipping this blade, i started to regret having taken a look at this card.
Rokkenrollah
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This card made my Daggerback Basilisk into an 11/11 menace with death touch. And it only got bigger, due to Awakening Zone.
NuclearMECCA
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I think that it's about as expensive as I'm willing to spend. Pretty good in the right deck, I think I can play this in Kor or green.
blindthrall
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Compared to Bravado, they really make you pay for equipment now. Why is colored equipment so much better?
SleetFox
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This costs too much, and it's not as good as it sounds. In a swarm deck, this effectively gives you 1 more total point of power for each creature you have. So that's 7 mana for a Glorious Anthem with an unlimited flashback cost of 4, basically.
It's not unplayable, mind you; the effect is not something you see every day, and it does work in the right deck. There are just other cards that work better. For less mana. It would be satisfying, however, to give this to Master of the Wild Hunt or something.
I'd have to say Myr Deck with this one. Add tinker to get it out, and Genesis Chamber to round it out. Massive power, fairly easily. Not horrible, though limited in certain types of decks. Would work in an Eldrazi deck, though, which I asume it is made for.
if this only cost 3 to equip i might consider playing it in my spawn deck. right now it's just too darn expensive.
Deepfried-Owls
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This instantly made me think of Bravado.
The only advantage of a colorless equipment Bravado is exactly that; it's colorless and can be switched. Red doesn't boast much enchantment swapping or any enchanting at all, they're usually hosed by it or have a tough time dealing with it. You need to run WR to acommadate that thing.
The inappropriate cost of 4 for equipping is made okay because it's no longer a red enchantment(and because it's easy to get colorless mana fast and lower those costs as well). It makes it available to other colored decks or monocolors without the need for splashing for some silly enchantment.
With Mirrodin's return and other equipment wh*ring cards, you can pull this off but it will only ever be super useful in token/swarm or agressive red but it already has it's own Bravado. Otherwise, it simply provides a way to get the other colors a morsel of red pie.
Too expensive for competitive play but, beyond that, can be devastating in the right deck. I run a control deck with some Eldrazi; this and Rapacious One are best friends. I just throw some counters and spot burn on anything worthwhile that comes out until I bank six or seven mana, then it's on. In a casual deck like that, 7 total mana for an equipment that can break the game open. And later I can always play Mass Polymorph once those Eldrazi spawn get out, and this thing stays around to be re-equipped to something big and nasty.
I think people make this card out to be way worse then it actually is..........you just need the right cards played with it like, Hero of Bladehold, White Sun's Zenith and Kemba, Kha Regent
JFM2796
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Epic
NeoKoda
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
"I'll sac all seven of my Eldrazi Spawn to equip this to my last creature. Wait..."
Shiny_Espeon
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Yeah, going to call bad on this one. Has a rediculously high equip cost and really just seems like a win-more really. Doesn't combo with Mycoloth or Hero. If the game gets to the point where you're untapping with a large Mycoloth or attacking with Hero of Bladehold, you're going to win anyway, and this card serves no real purpose then being silly.
In addition, having a bunch of creatures on the battlefield is just walking yourself into a Wrath effect, something that I try to avoid when building decks.
Best case scenario would be Eldrazi token decks, but I feel that there are still better finishers for that style deck, esp since the blade doesn't give trample so all of your pressure can be chump blocked by 1 creature each turn.
This card may look like an expensive "win more" option, but Equip decks can make it stupidly cheap (thank you Puresteel Paladin) and it all but guarantees that you'll be wearing down your opponent's creatures whenever they try to stem the tide rather than the other way around. Add in the fact that this is really synergistic with Kusari-Gama or anything that gives trample and your opponent will need some serious weenie and artifact hosing effects to fight back.
Dragonshoredreamz
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I agree. I probably wouldn't go too much higher than the overall cost(s) of this card though with Puresteel Pal it makes a huge difference or even in later game when you can afford to tap whatever Land is kickin around though I've definitely been in situations where I've only got one or two creatures available and then the card doesn't seem too grand haha either way, I like the card.
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It's not unplayable, mind you; the effect is not something you see every day, and it does work in the right deck. There are just other cards that work better. For less mana. It would be satisfying, however, to give this to Master of the Wild Hunt or something.
The only advantage of a colorless equipment Bravado is exactly that; it's colorless and can be switched. Red doesn't boast much enchantment swapping or any enchanting at all, they're usually hosed by it or have a tough time dealing with it. You need to run WR to acommadate that thing.
The inappropriate cost of 4 for equipping is made okay because it's no longer a red enchantment(and because it's easy to get colorless mana fast and lower those costs as well). It makes it available to other colored decks or monocolors without the need for splashing for some silly enchantment.
With Mirrodin's return and other equipment wh*ring cards, you can pull this off but it will only ever be super useful in token/swarm or agressive red but it already has it's own Bravado. Otherwise, it simply provides a way to get the other colors a morsel of red pie.
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Brass Squire
Puresteel Paladin
Ogre Geargrabber (It IS free equip..)
In addition, having a bunch of creatures on the battlefield is just walking yourself into a Wrath effect, something that I try to avoid when building decks.
Best case scenario would be Eldrazi token decks, but I feel that there are still better finishers for that style deck, esp since the blade doesn't give trample so all of your pressure can be chump blocked by 1 creature each turn.