By itself, a bad card, as in worse than Looming Shade. With Training Grounds, it can be pretty devastating... However, I think I'll stick with the old shades.
ZEvilMustache
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(5 votes)
Thanks for pointing out the Training Grounds interaction... huh, still not so hot.
Sacrier
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(6 votes)
It's a shade for not monoblack decks. It's not bad really.
cbenedict1
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
i'll keep my crypt ripper. wish it had flying, and i dunno if 2B is really worth a +2/+2
Asinine-Ultimatum
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
I always like the idea of shades but they're never appealing on the basis of their practical worth. I hope someone comes up with a more competitive shade one day.
blindthrall
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(7 votes)
This loses so bad to Crypt Ripper, and the ripper isn't even that good.
Sironos
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Why make bad versions of earlier cards? crypt ripper
bluelaser
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
This is a good card when played right. UB Training grounds and you can pretty much make it a 8/8 easily. 3.5/5
Ichorix
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Shades generally only have value in draft, where curves aren't quite so smooth and a large, albeit expensive, attacker can prove useful.
AmericanVigor
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Much better stuff than this exists. Nantuko Shade outclasses it tremendously.
Shiny_Umbreon
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Crypt Ripper requires too much black mana. This can be splashed more easily. Of course, with an activation of , making this a Scathe Zombies wouldn't have hurt. But ROE limited is so strange it might be just fine.
Outside, of course, easily the worst shade ever.
Superllama12
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I include this in my decks solely to make awesome puns like, "I'm zof to Target to get some better cards," then actually go to Target, buy a booster, and replace this.
Shades are not great outside of limited because they're creatures that demand that you commit atrocious amounts of {B} to them for them to be big threats. They don't even have built-in protection or additional mana sink abilities to make them more useful. However, Stromgald Crusader, and Order of the Ebon Hand do. Stillmoon Cavalier does it very successfully.
Hunter06
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Swampbreathing!!!!!
ok, its pretty terribad
1/5 Stars
Salient
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Perfect for Bono, Elton John, and others who like expensive shades.
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Outside, of course, easily the worst shade ever.
ok, its pretty terribad
1/5 Stars