Pointed Discussion

Don't let this get by you in a draft.

"Mirrans can't kill what corrupted them before they could get close enough to touch it"

Infect + First strike is a crazy combination.
Ichorclaw Myr equipped with this need to be blocked with a 7/5 or stronger to get killed.
Phyrexian Vatmother kills every titan with it :)

Interesting how first strike is so important to both sides with infect in the mix.

the cheap, easy first strike equipment we've been waiting for.

Wondering if this might actually make Sacred Wolf playable in Standard.

@ Magnor_Criol: The reason this Plus Vatmother kills a titan is simple, The first strike will hit the titan. Adding 5 -1/-1 counters, thus making it a 1/1 Before it attacks Vatmother

This means that when the titan swings, It is a minor 1/1, and the 5/5 Vatmother will eat it

A word to the wise. Even if your Vatmother has this. Don't go blocking Grave Titan. He'll still have time to Deathtouch your face.

A poison deck staple. Nuff said :)

@Danveldo:
The Vatmother doesn't have double strike...so...
The vatmother will cripple it to a 1/1, then take one damage, and that will be that, seeing as they each only hit once.

@Vividice - I'm sorry, how does Phyrexian Vatmother kill every titan? Or any of them for that matter? With it she becomes a 5/5 first strike. And while that's strong and all, it won't kill the titan, only take it down to 1/1.

I realize that that's tantamount to killing them because a 1/1 is easy to remove, but still, she doesn't kill them.

Love this card, though. Cheap sources of first strike are always good in my book.

@Danveldo - what NoobofLore said. Yeah the Vatmother makes it a 1/1 before it hits her, but she doesn't get to do her damage twice. So the 6/6 gets five -1/-1 counters, then the now-1/1 does its 1 damage to the Vatmother, who's already done her damage for the combat step.

Next turn she'd kill it if it attacked, yes. But that turn it'd limp away still alive.

Vatmother would be fantastic combined with this, sure. Blightwidow would adore it as well.

But I'm looking at Phyrexian Hydra. Mmm... tasty.

4.5/5 -- Nice cost; Phyrexia will be the faction sleeping with it.

@Danveldo; Dude, if you're blocking a titan, chances are your Vatmother ain't gonna get the chance to do squat. A Sun Titan can bring back an Oblivion Ring or somethin', a Frost Titan'll just double tap her, and Inferno Titan can kill her by expending one mana. Primeval Titan's the only one she'd beat defending.

Such a fun card, and as everyone has said, this would make any infector a threat!

Let the flavor text be the reason you play it in limited. Its like they think we're morons and can't figure it out for ourselves xD
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Use it instead of No-Dachi in your Ninjutsu deck. If you wonder why, go check the comments on No-dachi.

Yeah Equip Your Myr Or Your Fliers Or Nything. Limited Beasty

Nice and cheap source of first strike that any deck can use! Once it's down, all you need to do is pay to swap the first strike around as needed.

Amazing little equipment with deathtouch creatures.