The art work appears to be an "inverse" of Overrun.
Delta556
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
YEEAAAAA the art is sweet.
Reminds me of the movie THE THING when the thing is taking over the the dog pound.
Elysiume
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(10 votes)
You think this looks childish? Have you seen the full art? Take a look. http://www.wizards.com/mtg/images/daily/arcana/202_thpiww22yr.jpg Yes, animals are having their limbs snapped and they are being strangled by inky darkness. What kind of childhood did you have?
I like the art, the power, and the flavor. I also really like the duel decks symbol. It's really nice.
True_Smog
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(4 votes)
Great card but I expect that new artwork will be more sinister.
Discoduck
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
Love the art. Visually, it's super fun to play alongside Overrun in my Lord of Extinction deck. This is just so much more black-y and interesting to play than Damnation. Plus, it keeps larger creatures around while cleansing the weak. For that reason alone I put 4 in my aforementioned deck.
Alpha_Zenith
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Very powerful, possible board sweeper when used under the right conditions. Clearly a good combo with Liliana Vess. I wish there was a card like this in standard, though I know black is very powerful currently. I don't have strong feelings either way about the art, though how it relates to Overrun for purposes of the duel deck is interesting.
Not as good as damnation which is the same cost, but still fun.
Qazior
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I hate the other art and this one
shondeaphid
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Can potentially kill say, a Darksteel Colossus, but for almost all intents and purposes has been replaced by Damnation.
Oscuridad
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Not a huge fan but it will definitely help the MBC IF it would get reprinted.
jumpenrun
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(3 votes)
i prefer the older version. it makes you feel the agony of your creatures going to the graveyard. lol
jetzine
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This art is weak.
Omenchild
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
tactical damnation if you like big black creatures
CrazyLou
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Would this card work against something with Protection from Black? The only discrepancy here is Reiver Demon's effect, which is really why this is all up in the air anyways.
Sironos
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
God I love the art, it's so incredibly horrible and brutal, animals getting strangled by dark tentacles, this is what black is all about.
Does this kill creatures with protection from black?
Request
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Yes this hit Pro Black creatures. It doesn't target or do damage.
PhyrexianLobbiest
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
To the people comparing this to Damnation. This is possibly the best creature removal in the entire game, when used under the right conditions. And those conditions are simple: use Mono Black.
Mutilate outflanks every evasive ability in the game.
-Creatures with shroud: Mutilate does not target.
-Creatures with protection: Mutilate does not target.
-Creatures with Indestructable: Mutilate kills with -1/-1 counters.
If you're running mono black you ought to have at least 20 swamps in your deck. In the late game there isn't a creature in the game that can survive Mutilate. Follow it up with Lili's ultimate; or even hold back an Undertaker and some creatures with Madness.
Love this card. 5 stars.
EvilCleavage
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
Too bad Damnation costs 15 bucks! I'll stick with this for now.
dberry02
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(5 votes)
A Black Damnation that costs $10 less. And like someone else mentioned, this removes indestructible creatures! :D
Shinigami2099
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Now this is my cup of tea! I'll take four please! I would totally run this thru a mono black and pwn! make sure I can sacrifice my creatures beforehand too maybe
Tiggurix
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(2 votes)
Yeah, the original Torment art was far superior. Still, the card itself is excellent.
Aaron_Forsythe
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(28 votes)
Aaron's Random Card Comment of the Day #32, 11/9/10
Selecting alternate-art cards for Duel Decks can be tricky. Typically we want the chosen cards to be (a) desirable by players, (b) fit into the gameplay of the deck, and (c) in the case of Planeswalker-themed decks, be something the given Planeswalker would have in his or her arsenal of spells.
Mutilate is a good fit for Liliana Vess thematically, it was very popular, and it played well against Garruk's hordes of green creatures. A great choice!
This new art is a mirror to Carl Critchlow's OdysseyOverrun (although it is missing the cute little blue birds). That version of Overrun is featured in Garruk's deck for some cool symmetry.
I, for one, was glad to see Mutilate get new art, not because I found the Torment version too disturbing, but becasue the central figure in that piece looked like a theater major to me as opposed to someone Chainer needed to defeat. She feels very anachronistic to me.
Stray_Dog
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
"not because I found the Torment version too disturbing, but becasue the central figure in that piece looked like a theater major to me as opposed to someone Chainer needed to defeat. She feels very anachronistic to me."
HAH! Theater major!
coyotemoon722
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Holy cow this is good in Zombie Dredge EDH. Indestructible? I don't think so!
Anubisisking
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
I love Wrath Varients...
metalevolence
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(5 votes)
Completely fails to capture the terrifying calamitousness of the spell, making it look childish instead.
Edit: It's still nothing compared to the original, nausea-inducing art. And I stand by my original remark; a few spatters of blood only makes it look sillier, if anything.
Sterling_Archer
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Knowing this exists makes me sad to look at me Black Sun's Zeniths.
sdfkjgh
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(3 votes)
@PhyrexianLobbiest: look again. It's -1/-1 per Swamp u control ueot, NOT -1/-1 counters.
Paleopaladin
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Hate the current art (not that the old one was great) -- when you see it in this size, it looks silly, when you see it blown up, it's not scary, but just saddening (since I don't particularly like seeing animals getting their bones snapped, being torn up, etc.--would've liked this better if it showed this happening to, say Elves).
But anyhow, I LOVE the fact that there's NO escape from it! Whether you're pro-black, indestructible, shrouded, hexproof, regenerating, undamageable, or worse this card owns you.
VladdyD
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
it lives.....IT LIVES!!!!
Zenzei
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Real men play this art version of Mutilate.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It also prevents regeneration and blasts through indestructible. The only thing damnation has on this for mono black is super high toughness creatures. But how often do you see those?
Comments (31)
Reminds me of the movie THE THING when the thing is taking over the the dog pound.
http://www.wizards.com/mtg/images/daily/arcana/202_thpiww22yr.jpg
Yes, animals are having their limbs snapped and they are being strangled by inky darkness. What kind of childhood did you have?
I like the art, the power, and the flavor. I also really like the duel decks symbol. It's really nice.
Not as good as damnation which is the same cost, but still fun.
Does this kill creatures with protection from black?
Mutilate outflanks every evasive ability in the game.
-Creatures with shroud: Mutilate does not target.
-Creatures with protection: Mutilate does not target.
-Creatures with Indestructable: Mutilate kills with -1/-1 counters.
If you're running mono black you ought to have at least 20 swamps in your deck. In the late game there isn't a creature in the game that can survive Mutilate. Follow it up with Lili's ultimate; or even hold back an Undertaker and some creatures with Madness.
Love this card. 5 stars.
I'll take four please!
I would totally run this thru a mono black and pwn!
make sure I can sacrifice my creatures beforehand too maybe
Selecting alternate-art cards for Duel Decks can be tricky. Typically we want the chosen cards to be (a) desirable by players, (b) fit into the gameplay of the deck, and (c) in the case of Planeswalker-themed decks, be something the given Planeswalker would have in his or her arsenal of spells.
Mutilate is a good fit for Liliana Vess thematically, it was very popular, and it played well against Garruk's hordes of green creatures. A great choice!
This new art is a mirror to Carl Critchlow's Odyssey Overrun (although it is missing the cute little blue birds). That version of Overrun is featured in Garruk's deck for some cool symmetry.
I, for one, was glad to see Mutilate get new art, not because I found the Torment version too disturbing, but becasue the central figure in that piece looked like a theater major to me as opposed to someone Chainer needed to defeat. She feels very anachronistic to me.
HAH! Theater major!
Edit: It's still nothing compared to the original, nausea-inducing art. And I stand by my original remark; a few spatters of blood only makes it look sillier, if anything.
But anyhow, I LOVE the fact that there's NO escape from it! Whether you're pro-black, indestructible, shrouded, hexproof, regenerating, undamageable, or worse this card owns you.