What these all have in common is that they all have significant abilities that can force your opponent into a really nasty situation. That is not the case with Flensermite; gaining a bit of life is nice, but it won't usually help you a whole lot in the long run. The best case scenario I can see for this creature is using a bunch of spells or abilities that increase power and chump blocking to save you a turn and take out a creature.
Negatives aside, I really like this card for its sick art and new creature type that I've been wanting for awhile, I've always sort of considered the Ouphes as Gremlins, but now I don't have to.
Hyroko
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
this guy is going to work wonders in my infect deck.
I run a playset of livewire lash so this means whenever anyone targets this little guy with a spell, (including auras) I get to do 2 poison counters or -1/-1 counters AND I gain 2 life from doing so! I use a crap ton of boosts so this means it will help me stay a live and fight through the pain as I poison my opponent until they submit and die.
a big thing about infect is most times you are not going to want to be defensive, you want to be on the offensive so this is great.
DacenOctavio
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Aside from being a terrible Vampire Nighthawk, having a totally new creature type and officially the weirdest creature name in the entire game, what the *** is going on in that art? This card rubs me in so many wrong ways.
Gavrilo
★★☆☆☆ (2.7/5.0)(6 votes)
Heh, looks like Blackcleave goblin is no longer alone in infect losers club.
infernox10
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
@DacenOctavio
How is this a bad Vampire Nighthawk?
The only things that this card shares with him is color, lifelink, and card type.
I don't understand how you're making a comparison to a card with different abilities, different mana costs, and different P/T.
A3Kitsune
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Two points.
One: 'Gremlin' is not a totally new creature type. Phyrexian Gremlins were originally "Summon Gremlins".
Two: Phyrexian Gremlins will have the 'Gremlin' type once the latest Oracle updates come online.
metalevolence
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(3 votes)
Flensermite just wants to carry all that heavy equipment for you.
Blackworm_Bloodworm
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Gremlins should be a race...
Richard_Hawk
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
is he stepping on himself? i'm confused.
also infect + lifelink is sick for a 2 drop
TheGreatJman
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I don't understand the hate on or this guy! He was TM for equipment, infect your opponent while gaining life. Not a bad little common
scumbling1
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
There are few things more pitiful than lifelink on a one-power creature.
Kryptnyt
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(6 votes)
This is what happens when you feed your Brown Ouphe after midnight.
Macsen
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
I like him. Lifelink is the bomb. it stacks. Color is good: black always needs more life. The abilities work well together, you are doing one poison to your opponent and gaining one life, so it more than equals-out. Combine it iwth green pumping or ping away with heavy arbalest
PhyrexianFryCook
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I wish the flavor of this guy was better. If he did something nasty to artifacts he'd be pretty cool.
HairlessThoctar
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
They invented a whole new creature type for this guy.
Also, Flense is a gross verb.
1. Slice the skin or fat from (a carcass, esp. that of a whale) 2. Strip (skin or fat) from a carcass
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Necropede (-1/-1 when it dies)
Plague Stinger (Flying)
Ichorclaw Myr (+2/+2 when blocked)
Blight Mamba (Regeneration)
What these all have in common is that they all have significant abilities that can force your opponent into a really nasty situation. That is not the case with Flensermite; gaining a bit of life is nice, but it won't usually help you a whole lot in the long run. The best case scenario I can see for this creature is using a bunch of spells or abilities that increase power and chump blocking to save you a turn and take out a creature.
Negatives aside, I really like this card for its sick art and new creature type that I've been wanting for awhile, I've always sort of considered the Ouphes as Gremlins, but now I don't have to.
I run a playset of livewire lash so this means whenever anyone targets this little guy with a spell, (including auras) I get to do 2 poison counters or -1/-1 counters AND I gain 2 life from doing so! I use a crap ton of boosts so this means it will help me stay a live and fight through the pain as I poison my opponent until they submit and die.
a big thing about infect is most times you are not going to want to be defensive, you want to be on the offensive so this is great.
How is this a bad Vampire Nighthawk?
The only things that this card shares with him is color, lifelink, and card type.
I don't understand how you're making a comparison to a card with different abilities, different mana costs, and different P/T.
One: 'Gremlin' is not a totally new creature type. Phyrexian Gremlins were originally "Summon Gremlins".
Two: Phyrexian Gremlins will have the 'Gremlin' type once the latest Oracle updates come online.
also infect + lifelink is sick for a 2 drop
Also, Flense is a gross verb.
1. Slice the skin or fat from (a carcass, esp. that of a whale)
2. Strip (skin or fat) from a carcass
I think it's getting petted. Who's a good boy?! You are!
+1 for reviving the Gremlin creature type.
EDIT: Someone at Wizards must've fixed this. Good. My head no longer hurts. :-)