Pointed Discussion

Qazior 2009-11-26

★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0) (3 votes)

It's useful when you attack an opponent who doesn't block and would go to 1 life and next turn pwn you. Alternative costs are almost always worth it. Tho can't compare to that one.

Kloid 2009-12-30

★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (3 votes)

powerfull card!!
^^

Isen 2010-02-01

★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (3 votes)

Except, of course, +4/+4 wouldn't be near enough to lift a wumpus like that.

darkfury 2010-02-06

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (5 votes)

turn 1: Forest
turn 2: Land, Kavu Predator
turn 3: land, this, attack for 9 trample

GradiustheFox 2010-03-17

★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0) (7 votes)

Because nothing is quite as invigorating as having a small rhino thingy take a whizz on your head.

Gezus82 2010-06-11

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (5 votes)

it's good because it's a combat trick. You can use it while tapped out so that your small creature can eat a bigger one, giving you board advantage. which is more important than a measly 3 life.

KikiJikiTiki 2010-09-20

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)

Skyshroud Cutter and Reverent Silence are in the same boat as this: free if you let an opponent gain life. That's why you play False Cure and (as mentioned) Kavu Predator. Also, keep Laquatus's Champion in mind.

Bishop084 2010-09-25

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (7 votes)

This card is ridiculous in an Infect deck. In a practice game with a friend I won on third turn easy.

1st turn: Forest
2nd turn: Swamp, Plague Stinger
3rd turn: Swamp, Ichor Rats, attack with Stinger, alt cast 2 Invigorate, win

A0602 2010-10-27

★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0) (4 votes)

Even faster...

Turn 1: Swamp, Dark Ritual, Contagious Nim
Turn 2: Forest, Invigorate, Invigorate, Swing for 10 poison

Simple and effective.

majinara 2011-01-16

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)

Pretty good with infect creatures. Attack with a two power infect creature while having two of these on hand, give your opponent six life and your infector +8/+8.

Talcos 2011-01-31

★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0) (4 votes)

This card was already good, but it got substantially better with infect.

bijart_dauth 2011-02-25

★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0) (2 votes)

infect

tantallum99 2011-04-09

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)

insane in a poison deck

tcollins 2011-04-19

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (3 votes)

Not only insane in infect, legal for Pauper format too.

iHeartMtg 2011-05-29

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)

Turn one forest glistener elf
turn 2 alternate cost cast 3 invigorates FTW

deth2munkies 2011-06-03

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (3 votes)

I have actually seen this happen in a bunch of Pauper games:

Turn 1: Forest/Glistner Elf
Turn 2: Forest/Rancor/Groundswell/Invigorate attack for 11 poison counters.

Ridiculous, and ridiculously hard to get on MTGO, 5 stars.

NeoKoda 2011-10-17

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

So uh, has anyone ever payed mana for this?

skorpionrazor 2011-10-31

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

EVEN FASTER

Turn 1: Overgrown Tomb, Dark ritual, Dark Ritual, Sootstoke Kindler, Ichor Rats, Invigorate, Invigorate.

win

SnackyNorph 2012-10-10

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)

Wow. Infect shenanigans.
Turn 1: Forest, Glistener Elf
Turn 2: Mountain, Assault Strobe, this. Swing for 10!
Great, great card for infect decks. 5/5