Not bad if you can play a Disenchant immediately afterwards. Other than that, playing this griffin is a bad idea.
mrredhatter
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Enchantment removal is not a problem if you know how to play white, but I admit that the mana cost is to high.
Ichorix
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Umm, this is what a 3/3 flying would normally cost. The huge drawback makes no sense whatsoever.
achilleselbow
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
The drawback is not as bad as that of Hunted Wumpus, since artifacts and enchantments are much less common than creatures, but yea, this shouldn't have a drawback at all. Even in the old days, when creatures were god-awful, we had Phantom Monster.
SleetFox
★☆☆☆☆ (1.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Hey, a God-awful creature that wouldn't even be worth playing without its drawback! Make it a 4/4 or cost 2W then we'll talk.
Kirbster
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(6 votes)
Youse all just bitter 'cause you can't afford such a luxury.
HuntingDrake
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
(As has been pointed out on all of the other cards' pages...) This cycle (Charmed Griffin, Indentured Djinn, Enslaved Horror, Hired Giant, Hunted Wumpus) is much better in multiplayer, especially Emperor, and especially when your teammates have decks built to take advantage of the effect.
Hoonster
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Hmm . . may be useful in multiplayer . .
If your team mates run huge artifacts like Dark Steel Forge or Sundering Titan . .
Tommy9898
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
I could definitely see this being played in an emperor deck, your teammates get the benefit too so it just takes a little planning ahead. Luckily, white is the color that can efficiently answer multiple artifact/enchantment threats; so you just need a good answer (like return to dust/dust to dust) and you are set.
Bonus points if one of your teammates uses this to play an imperial mask.
scumbling1
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
It seems that it must have been designed for multiplayer, as Phantom Monster clearly didn't need a drawback. Yet, this was Masques block, so one has to wonder if they just thought that a card of this power level in duels was appropriate...
Drewsel
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I use it for multiplayer games.
Why you ask?
Why not?
JARYISM
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Good for baiting an Austere Command or something, in EDH. (It's bad, but that "is" only what it'd be good for lol)
Worldferno
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I'm hearing a lot of people saying this card is terrible... but really ALL it takes is a hive-mind on field, a cackling counterpart, and having the field empty of anything except this creature and BAM insta-cheat in for your omniscience.
What's that? There are easier ways to cheat in enchantments you say? True... but how degraded do you think your opening will feel when they find out you used THIS card as the lynch pin in your strategy to defeat them. Sometimes it's not about winning... it's about something more.
Think about that.
Cyberium
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
3/3 Flyer for four is just average even back in the old days. Worse, this came after Urza's block, where broken enchantments are everywhere.
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Other than that, playing this griffin is a bad idea.
This cycle (Charmed Griffin, Indentured Djinn, Enslaved Horror, Hired Giant, Hunted Wumpus) is much better in multiplayer, especially Emperor, and especially when your teammates have decks built to take advantage of the effect.
If your team mates run huge artifacts like Dark Steel Forge or Sundering Titan . .
Bonus points if one of your teammates uses this to play an imperial mask.
Why you ask?
Why not?
What's that? There are easier ways to cheat in enchantments you say? True... but how degraded do you think your opening will feel when they find out you used THIS card as the lynch pin in your strategy to defeat them. Sometimes it's not about winning... it's about something more.
Think about that.