This seems to be an improved version of Lim-Dûl's High Guard. It has one more toughness, but the always-relevant zombie creature type is what sets this apart from the earlier guard. That and this has to be my favorite Phyrexian flavor text. I first saw it when Urza Block came out, and it's one of the few flavor texts that really stuck with me. For some reason I always remembered it as "Thy filigree gaze", which would've fit more with the "demonic ***ure" flavor, but oh well.
Anyway, it's still a solid blocker with two highly relevant creature types. You can run him with Haakon, Stromgald Scourge or with Death Baron. I give him 3.5 for that, but the stellar flavor earns him an extra star from me. 4.5/5
EDIT: S-C-R-I-P-Ture. Seriously Gatherer?? What's wrong with the word scrip t?
Demage
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
A solid uncommon. It surely has some place in casual decks.
Arachibutyrophobia
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
awesome flavor
Arachnos
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Technologic.
Hepatizon
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Look I'm just gonna say it: that weird yelling baby yawgmoth mask face looks goofy as hell.
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death baron
Anyway, it's still a solid blocker with two highly relevant creature types. You can run him with Haakon, Stromgald Scourge or with Death Baron. I give him 3.5 for that, but the stellar flavor earns him an extra star from me. 4.5/5
EDIT: S-C-R-I-P-Ture. Seriously Gatherer?? What's wrong with the word scrip t?