Completely outclassed these days. You'd expect a 1/1 lifelinker to be a 1-drop. In truth, it was never very good in the first place, and it was pretty clear that it deserved to be obsoleted at least from when I started playing in 1996, and I've no doubt, before then too.
I remember actually feeling pain when i got this in a rare slot once. The first trash rare you open stays with you forever. I hate this turd...although he did give birth to the sorceress queen.
With 4 El, 4 Hajjaj, and 4 El-Hajjaj in play with coat of arms, El-Hajjaj would be 13/13.
Wow, I think I'l build an El-Hajjâj deck.
-20/5.
Radagast
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Grossly overpriced - clearly designed back in the day when lifegain was considered amazing.
Robface
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
And this was a rare? Really? So outclassed today. Look at Nip Gwyllion.
Studoku
★★☆☆☆ (2.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Terrible, although this was in the early days of magic.
He still has a place in history as the first creature with lifelink (mostly).
Tiggurix
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(4 votes)
Contrary to what one may expect at first glance, El-Hajjâj does not, in fact, have lifelink. Its ability is worded differently, thus allowing one to stack the two effects, and gain double the life for the same amount of damage. I'm not claiming that it's good, but it may have its uses.
This is going to be awesome in someone's Arabian deck!... I'm sure of it!
Smudger91
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
El-Hajjâj - He's watching you... always.
azure_drake222222
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This goes in my accent deck. Even though it's so bad; 3 mana for a 1/1 with almost-lifelink. And it's a RARE.
XaiviarNightwing
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Give him Soul Link and Armadillo Cloak with Cradle of Vitality out see how long you laugh! Trample turns this into functionally life link and so does the cloak so it is 3x life link trample that triples in power each turn.
HuntingDrake
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I'm glad Oracle reverses that silly 4e Drain Life limit.
Salient
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Back when uniquely named people didn't automatically get Legendary status.
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Wow, I think I'l build an El-Hajjâj deck.
-20/5.
So outclassed today. Look at Nip Gwyllion.
He still has a place in history as the first creature with lifelink (mostly).
Trample turns this into functionally life link and so does the cloak so it is 3x life link trample that triples in power each turn.