This artwork is where it's at. the new artwork is pretty bad.
inmypants22
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
the new art buy a hoo buy a haha is a dragon
gasimakos1
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
i agree with the other comments. this art was the shit. douglas schuler defined black for me as a young player. i dont even want to look at the new sets because the cards are so god damn hideous.
anyway, this card *** rules. every black deck should have 4. the only reason i've never played black vise is because hypnotic specter kicks so much more ass. 5/5
Crag-Hack
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Still holds his own in legacy after all these years. If you've never seen this guy in action, you've been missing out. Completely hoses combo decks after 2 hits, which isn't hard assuming you're playing duress/thoughtsieze/hymn in your hypothetical legacy deck.
zenitramleirdag
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(2 votes)
the art is rough, unpolished and lacks color!
yet i loooove it, it has this unexplainable classic appeal to it..
hymn to tourach, sink hole, strip mine, mind twist, dark ritual, hyppie!..and necropotence
ah! those were the days!
Tivoko
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I was lucky enough to get my hands on one of these guys back in the day and I love this art and the old card design; really wish we could go back to this style on day.
I don't play black much but when I do this is one of my favorite cards to include in my deck, and my opponents simply hate it.
bay_falconer
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
TV Tropes' Swamps Are Evil page says it all: Tap, Ritual, Hypnotic Specter, GG? Though there have been riffs that are even better now. I imagine Sword of Feast and Famine is better.
Funny story: For a while, they banned this guy so they could keep Necropotence legal.
Thiss artwork is less lolwut than the new artwork too.
gman92
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Garrick's random card comment 3/20/12 Wow. I keep getting good cards with this random button. It's Hypnotic Specter. A staple in Black in its time, and a slightly more recent bomb in M10. Damage. Discard. Undercosted, and very good.
Hunter06
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Love the somewhat unnecessary rider at the end of his ability 'Ignore this effect if opponent has no cards in hand' that seams really superfluous...
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anyway, this card *** rules. every black deck should have 4. the only reason i've never played black vise is because hypnotic specter kicks so much more ass. 5/5
yet i loooove it, it has this unexplainable classic appeal to it..
hymn to tourach, sink hole, strip mine, mind twist, dark ritual, hyppie!..and necropotence
ah! those were the days!
I don't play black much but when I do this is one of my favorite cards to include in my deck, and my opponents simply hate it.
Funny story: For a while, they banned this guy so they could keep Necropotence legal.
Thiss artwork is less lolwut than the new artwork too.
Wow. I keep getting good cards with this random button.
It's Hypnotic Specter.
A staple in Black in its time, and a slightly more recent bomb in M10.
Damage. Discard.
Undercosted, and very good.
4/5 Stars