But sadly, I don't expect this guy to see play that much in constructed. Just imagine soul warden being a 6 cmc with + 5 life. You unfortunately would miss out on any of the early game artifact saccing or destroying.
bri_boomer
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(4 votes)
In my pre-release, top decked this guy, I was at 3, killed an artifact (life now at 8), traded my bladed sentinel with rusted slasher,
"SUDDENLY, I'm 18 again!"
roguepariah
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
It has the possibility of making a huge impact late game, but not often enough to make it truly worth it for me.
mdakw576
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It should have had an ability that makes it deal 1 damage to itself, and it gains double strike, haste, and taps opponents' creatures. And it should've cost only 2G too.
SorianSadaskan
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(5 votes)
Do not understand the power and knowledge of this brute, consider that you have a Piston Sledge Hammer with other pumped up equipments for the whinnies in early assaults, but at any circumstances reduce to low life total, you may actually sacrifice the some of the equipments for life after attacking. Additional. he's a 5/5, great for assault AND defense.
Richard_Hawk
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(4 votes)
does not help when you are facing a plague stinger and 8 poison counters, like 80% of the time in limited this past month.
TheGreatJman
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.8/5.0)(3 votes)
Meh this one is overrated. Lifegain is not gonna help much with all the poison proliferate effects going. 5/5 for 5G is not bad, but it's not great either.
Studoku
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5.0)(4 votes)
Far too expensive for constructed, which is a shame. Good in limited though, at least in draft where there are people not playing infect.
Really good in my Glissa, the Traitor EDH deck. It usually gains me 20 life before someone removes it.
busdude
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(5 votes)
This card is ridiculous in limited against a non-infect deck.
I feel more inclined to draft infect now to have an easier time against this card.
jhimbob
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(6 votes)
This card is ridiculous in Limited. Completely ridiculous.
SlickDragon
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(4 votes)
Such a bomb in limited, against non-infect if he survives a turn (and sometimes even if he doesnt) it should be over. I've seen him outrace Hoard-Smelter Dragon and Molten-tail Masticore with ease. Ive gotten to over 100 life on numerous occasions with him... Even against infect u can do worse than a 5/5 for 6, and these days there are alot more hybrid infect decks so his impact can still be game changing. Maybe the only dinosaur id have no problem included in my own infect draft or sealed deck, especially since there is an even greater chance that he will be relevant as its more likely your playing non-infect. Honestly this guy can have more of an impact than even a baneslayer angel in limited. Not much removal effectively deals with him either, although i have seen some one cast arrest on him, just to conceded a couple turns later in dismay when the marauders controller gained about 40 life in the interim. Simply a beast, 4.5/5, THE reason to play green in MSS Draft or Sealed.
Selez
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
"In any Scars format, versatility is key in your early picks. A card that fills multiple roles without committing you to colors is a choice pick." - Selez
As Steve Sadin says, this card is (and I quote) criminally undervalued. Yeah, the life doesn't help against infect, but ya know what still does? A 5/5 body. (And if you're complaining about Plague Stingers, then shut up and realize that your deck should have some other way of dealing with them by turn six. Ping effects kill them, for gosh sake.) The "Dinosaurs" draft archetype is a very powerful one, and this is one of the best dinosaurs. I'd say... 3rd-4th-ish pick in an average pack.
scumbling1
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Another card that's a bomb in limited, while being terrible in Constructed. What are peoples' philosophies on rating such cards with just one sliding bar?
But LIMITED... The entire block has a HUGE sacrificing theme. I picked up this guy & Kuldotha Flamefiend as finishers. There was a game where Marauder sat out with a myr propagator that would sac tokens into Culling Dais. Game ended up stalling forever due to an Auriok Replica (which also in the end gained me 5 life)...
But in the meantime I ended up going to 61 life before pulling of a Furnace Celebration win.
Against infect? Well that's what sideboards are for.
land_comment
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Run w/lots of Spellbombs.
dragonking987
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
your appoint better pray for a kill spell because until they get you you are going to be very hard to kill threw damage or loss of life and there are some many awesome combos to keep you healthy with this 4.5/5
Yoto_Megachi
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Dinosauers is a great draft deck, and this card is what makes it so great. Infect or not, a 5/5 is tough to beat in a set of mostly weenies. And the life gain is what puts it over the top against the metalcraft decks. The 5 life adds up real fast.
Osuasheuatl
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I LOVE this card in Draft, especially when Thopter Assembly is involved!
zaft605
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Great combo with viridian harvest and divine offering.
Crayzar
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Man, the synergy with Pentavus and Triskelavus is pretty disgusting in casual and EDH. Make a Mimeoplasm EDH deck with this guy, Pentavus, and Triskelavus. Throw in Solemn Simulacrum as well.
Underrated. Clearly this card is terrible in Constructed. But you first pick this over everything but the bombiest bombs in Limited. Awesome in an artifact set.
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But sadly, I don't expect this guy to see play that much in constructed. Just imagine soul warden being a 6 cmc with + 5 life. You unfortunately would miss out on any of the early game artifact saccing or destroying.
"SUDDENLY, I'm 18 again!"
Really good in my Glissa, the Traitor EDH deck. It usually gains me 20 life before someone removes it.
I feel more inclined to draft infect now to have an easier time against this card.
As Steve Sadin says, this card is (and I quote) criminally undervalued. Yeah, the life doesn't help against infect, but ya know what still does? A 5/5 body. (And if you're complaining about Plague Stingers, then shut up and realize that your deck should have some other way of dealing with them by turn six. Ping effects kill them, for gosh sake.) The "Dinosaurs" draft archetype is a very powerful one, and this is one of the best dinosaurs. I'd say... 3rd-4th-ish pick in an average pack.
But LIMITED... The entire block has a HUGE sacrificing theme. I picked up this guy & Kuldotha Flamefiend as finishers. There was a game where Marauder sat out with a myr propagator that would sac tokens into Culling Dais. Game ended up stalling forever due to an Auriok Replica (which also in the end gained me 5 life)...
But in the meantime I ended up going to 61 life before pulling of a Furnace Celebration win.
Against infect? Well that's what sideboards are for.