this would be fun with butcher of malakir or grave pact. haha immediately sac the tokens, even if theres nothing to throw the mana into:)
KingKablamo
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
This + Bloodthrone Vampire. Sac creatures to produce tokens and boost Bloodthrone. You can sacrifice the tokens to boost Bloodthrone as well, or to build towards Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre or any other Eldrazi.
Gaussgoat
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(3 votes)
This guy is terrifying.... he makes a fantastic addition to vampire decks, since their all-out assault helps fuel his ability, which will allow them to drop bigger creatures as soon as possible.
I don't know if he will replace the Gatekeeper of Malakir or Vampire Nighthawk (both incredible cards), but for someone looking to make Eldrazzi work in their deck, this guy is a solid component.
4/5
Kryptnyt
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
now THIS is something I would throw a kicked Rite of Replication at. Then a wrath effect for a golly gee amount of tokens
This guy just gets crazy, you get a creature from each of ur sacrifices but you get a guy with that can sack himself as to edict your opponent even if they get rid of ur sack engine.
i need a judge's ruling on this if i may. if you kill your magma phoenix equipped with basilisk collar, would you get the first token (from the phoenix going to the graveyard,) before or after the board is wiped by the phoenix? i assumed you choose which order the effects stack, since they activate at the same time :)
also, it's a good idea, if using this combo, to enchant the vampire with a totem-armor aura, and equip with the blade of the blood-chief, to make him super powerful and live thru the phoenix destruction. probly best in a R/w/b deck i'd think.
skew
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Kind of reminds me Rotlung reanimator which my buddy plays and which proved to be quite powerful if you don't get rid of him quickly.
0/1 creature doesn't mean harm on its own, but the extra mana you get from them is cool. Hard to decide which one is better ('course, Pawn here is more universal as he makes tokens from any creature, regardless of type).
You guys are boring. Let me show you how to black the Deck.
You see, we first start off by achieving Butcher of Malakir. Why? Because it's block, and life's funner in block. Then we acquire ourselves a Pawn. Why a Pawn? Because we're commenting on the card, and the tends to be in his combos.
Now, sacrifice a creature. Or kill it, whatever. How do you do this? Oh, black has ways (Bloodthrone or Viscera Seer work fine). Since you sacrificed a creature, Butcher's effect kicks. Since Butcher's effect comes into being, each opponent sacrifices a creature. You get an Eldrazi Spawn for each of these. You then sacrifice these tokens for mana. Are you going to use that mana? Who cares? Now everyone sacrifices that many creatures, because the Butcher said so. Now you get more tokens due to Pawn. If you're quite daft, reread this a few more times until it sinks in that you can repeat the process.
Now, go black and enjoy.
AColonyOfAnts
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
@DeathDark, I run Pawn of Ulamog with Butcher of Malakir and I'll tell you your combo does not work. Pawn of Ulamog's ability only activates when a nontoken creature YOU control is put into the graveyard. Therefore, you cannot infinitely combo the two cards. However, throwing in Reassembling Skeleton and Bloodthrone Vampire. Attack with allows you to sack the Skeleton, triggering both Butcher and Pawn's ability, upon which you get a spawn and he/she sacks a creature. Sack the spawn and Butcher's ability procs again, leaving you with a 5/5 Bloodthrone vampire and two less enemy creatures. Oh, you can repeat for a colorless/black mana too.
theapprentice
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(6 votes)
just in case some of you do not know. tokens when they are destroyed. they are not put into the graveyard. not even for a brief amount of time. so most of the time tokens cant activate the, 'when a creature you control is sent to the graveyard from the battlefield" effect.
sarroth
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
@theapprentice: You are actually 100% wrong.
"110.5f A token that’s phased out, or that’s in a zone other than the battlefield, ceases to exist. This is a state-based action; see rule 704. (Note that if a token changes zones, applicable triggered abilities will trigger before the token ceases to exist.)"
Corey_bayoudragonfly
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This little fella exudes combo, as I think we've established. The pawn + reassembling skeleton + phyrexian altar makes a nice engine. Throw in Butcher of Malakir for some infinite opponent sacrificing. Also quite fun with Shirei
DacenOctavio
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Combos with Melira, Sylvok Outcast, a sac outlet, and any dude with Persist to make infinite Eldrazi Spawn tokens, and hence infinite colorless mana.
Damnit. If only he was an Eldrazi, he'd have a place in my all-Eldrazi deck. As is, he doesn't fit the bill.
Ragamander
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Interestingly, even if your Pawn of Ulamog is a token, you still get an Eldrazi Spawn token when it dies, which forms an interesting combo with Infinite Reflection. When another creature you control dies, you get an Eldrazi Spawn token, which turns into a copy of Pawn of Ulamog. This provides you with an unending supply of creatures for (at least) blocking. Add any sacrifice engine (i.e. Phyrexian Altar, Blasting Station) and you're good to go infinite.
Wart_
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Despite getting something eldrazi oriented, I think that this card functions best in a Jund colored devourer deck with a focus on undying. It allows for a situation where you are sacrificing creatures regularly to your devourers, which can make them stronger with undying (allowing you to sacrifice a second time) and getting tokens for it. These tokens can either be make-shift devour bait, or be a mana ramp to a large creature like Broodmate Dragon, Mikaeus, the Unhallowed or T***k the Insatiable.
brockdjwest
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
everything about this card makes me think of the enemies in Resident Evil 4.
acolyte_of_night
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Perhaps Deathmark should reread the card a few more times until it sinks.
@Ragamander: Sorry dude. Infinite Reflection specifies that only your nontoken creatures turn into copies; unfortunately, it would not combo with this card.
You could always try Mirrorweave to sac/replace your tokens.
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I don't know if he will replace the Gatekeeper of Malakir or Vampire Nighthawk (both incredible cards), but for someone looking to make Eldrazzi work in their deck, this guy is a solid component.
4/5
Then a wrath effect for a golly gee amount of tokens
This guy just gets crazy, you get a creature from each of ur sacrifices but you get a guy with that can sack himself as to edict your opponent even if they get rid of ur sack engine.
also, it's a good idea, if using this combo, to enchant the vampire with a totem-armor aura, and equip with the blade of the blood-chief, to make him super powerful and live thru the phoenix destruction. probly best in a R/w/b deck i'd think.
0/1 creature doesn't mean harm on its own, but the extra mana you get from them is cool. Hard to decide which one is better ('course, Pawn here is more universal as he makes tokens from any creature, regardless of type).
You see, we first start off by achieving Butcher of Malakir. Why? Because it's block, and life's funner in block. Then we acquire ourselves a Pawn. Why a Pawn? Because we're commenting on the card, and the tends to be in his combos.
Now, sacrifice a creature. Or kill it, whatever. How do you do this? Oh, black has ways (Bloodthrone or Viscera Seer work fine). Since you sacrificed a creature, Butcher's effect kicks. Since Butcher's effect comes into being, each opponent sacrifices a creature. You get an Eldrazi Spawn for each of these. You then sacrifice these tokens for mana. Are you going to use that mana? Who cares? Now everyone sacrifices that many creatures, because the Butcher said so. Now you get more tokens due to Pawn. If you're quite daft, reread this a few more times until it sinks in that you can repeat the process.
Now, go black and enjoy.
"110.5f A token that’s phased out, or that’s in a zone other than the battlefield, ceases to exist. This is
a state-based action; see rule 704. (Note that if a token changes zones, applicable triggered
abilities will trigger before the token ceases to exist.)"
You could always try Mirrorweave to sac/replace your tokens.
Nim Deathmantle, ashnod's altar, and a creature with either a LTB or ETB effect, and you win. Bogardan Hellkite, for example