Diabolic Edict is awesome. This in monoblack will be just as awesome. The 1 life is the cherry on the icing on the cake.
GrimjawxRULES
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Mono black is looking strong lately.
Kryptnyt
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(2 votes)
Better than Diabolic Edict in monoblack! There's a lot to be said about that.
HairlessThoctar
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Best black flavor text in the set.
majinara
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I stick to diabolic edict. Easier to splash or cast with colorless mana or whatever.
ClockworkSwordfish
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Ping!
rinoh20
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
they just had to add that lose one life. talk about insult to injuryy.
jumpenrun
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I can wait to see what innistrad instored for us since Liliana is speculated to be back. Having Geth's Verdict, Go for the Throat, Duress, Inquisition of Kozilek, Surgical Extraction, Abyssal Persecutor and Phyrexian Obliterator; makes me wanna built a Standard MBC.
Don't play this guy in limited. It will almost never kill what you want it to kill, and there are better ways to clear the way for infectors.
EDIT: Wow, do I feel like a fool. This card has ended me every time my opponent had it and I was on an even slightly shaky draw. I had expected mana myr or tokens to make this card nigh unplayable; turns out that those aren't around in high enough quantities to make this bad. It is, in actuality, truly insane. Instant speed is so nuts. Not a first pick by any means, but easily fourth (just watch out for the BB).
Latronis
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Adding insult to injury is an integral part of the enjoyment in playing black
Cheza
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Could have been a poison counter instead of lifeloss.
Laguz
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I'll kill your unkillable dude, and here's a kick in the crotch for good measure.
It's an excellent edict, especially for aggro decks.
SAllison87
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Best 2-mana black removal ever printed
DeathDark
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Makes mono-black control easy, especially if you can get them down to one creature.
TherealphatMatt
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I love this card so much. Just play it alongside targeted removal. The other guy will be feeling really safe once he plays his Akroma, Angel of Wrath ... until you, say, Doomblade his only other creature and then play this.
Yeah that may or may not have actually happened and it may or may not have won me the game.
tcollins
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Because every opponent should understand the difference between having to sacrifice their Blightsteel Colossus and having a different spell, say Doom Blade try and destroy it. Can be especially useful in {B} since sometimes you have stuff on the field that you WANT to die, such as a Dark Confidant when you are at low life and there are many things in {B} that will benefit from stuff going to the graveyard, such as Mortician Beetle.
DarthParallax
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@sc umbling1: ummm...duh? that was the point of his comment? It does the two effects of smallpox that are safest symmetrically (life loss and creature sacrifice) without risking your lands or hand the way Smallpox does, and on top of it takes away the symmetry of even those relatively low costs. Makes it much weaker, but much safer, and much easier to build with (just include it), The most appropriate name for Geth's Verdict is, in fact, the Chicken Pox. It's not quite Doom Blade, but it's very nice, and a fair pick for 'Doom Blade 5-8'.
Arachibutyrophobia
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
why is diabolic edict 5/5 and this is only 4/5? this card kicks way more ass...
Daedalus3
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is a great card. Even better considering the new core set (M12) is really boasting quite a few Hexproof critters.
supafly13
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
In monoblack better than Diabolic Edict, and for spot-removal, very hard to find a more efficient spell. It's power is limited only by the opponent having multiple creatures in play. Otherwise, to my knowledge, if it is the only creature in play, I know of NO SINGLE CREATURE that will not fall prey to this. Because, as far as I know, after 18 years, there is STILL no creature in existence that cannot be sacrificed. 5/5 for everything this represents in nlack. (btw LOVE the loses 1 life clause)
Time to make indestructible, protection from whatever and shroud/hexproof creatures go away at instant speed
It one B instead of colourless compared to Diabolic, but it has an additional small loss of life to your opponent
5/5
Paleopaladin
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I've always wondered why sac-removal doesn't get played more often in competitive decks? Seems like the only one regularly seen in constructed in recent memory is Gatekeeper of Malakir? What am I missing?
iraah9
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Paleopaladin
I think the reason sac removal isn't used is because it's ineffective against multiple creatures, especially when there are several creatures out. That being said, this and Tribute to Hunger might be played as sideboard cards to deal with Geist of Saint Traft, since the only way to get rid of it is with a boardwipe or causing your opponent to sacrifice it. Not to mention, Liliana of the Veil's -2 ability forces someone to sac a creature.
EternalPhi
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@supafly13
I know of only one creature that can stop it: Tajuru Preserver. They had to print that in the same set with Annihilator, together with a Guard Gomazoa, they render all Eldrazi Titans useless except to block with.
Asmodi0000
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
In the prerelease, my card shop had us use 3 packs of Scars/ 3 packs of new phyrexia, and my opponent had managed to pull Venser, the Sojourner and Exclusion Ritual.
I had managed to beat him down to 3 life before he had gotten that combo off, and with a nice set of large creatures protecting his life, he started to just exile all my permanents, one by one.
I only had a blistergrub and Bleak Coven Vampires left, so in absolute desperation I cast parasitic implant on my blistergrub. My opponent chose to exile the bleak coven vampires, since I was killing the blistergrub myself.
So, during my upkeep, I sac the blistergrub, drop him down to 1 life, and then draw into this.
MagnaLynx21
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I have been killed by this card before.
To add insult to injury, my only creature was a Wurmcoil Token.
GolemSentry
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card is very nice in my morbid deck, especially when dealing with hexproof cards like the recent annoying invisible stalker
RunedServitor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Great way to take down Darksteel Myr/Sentinel/Colossus.
Mike-C
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@ Zizhou: I do now!
j_mindfingerpainter
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Storm crow laughs in your face at your petty "removal".
@ Zizhou: Can't you see? They did! (Take the V and the R out of Verdict).
Trehy4
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Something i find funny about this card is how it can kill anything, no matter what abilities the cards have. Hexproof and indestructibility? Too bad, you make your opponent do the dirty work. Also, look at thier faces when they have to choose between several important cards
The only problem with this card is that it becomes useless when there are a bunch of low cost cards out
Subtle_Kay
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Amazing. It kills black, so it's better than Doom Blade, and it destroys indestructible creatures, too. 5/5 Another thought: it can even destroy cards with protection or hexproof, as the card targets the player. Incredible.
Shadoflaam
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
I'm Commander Shepard, and I absolutely hate this.
Radagast
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Lovely card - so simple and effective.
SquirePath
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Personally, I prefer this over Diabolic Edict, mostly because of the price tag.
Also, because in every deck I put it in, is either running Mono-Black, or mostly black splashing other colors. The one extra black requirement isn't that extreme.
The one life loss is irrelevant most of the time, but I like that it's not just a reprint.
Lifegainwithbite
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@ subtle kay: Doom blade can be better in some situations because with this, you can't choose what creature the opponent sacrifices.
Continue
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Geth's Verdict. I see what you did there, Wizards.
Dragonshoredreamz
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Ya, this card is great! Definitely comes in handy.
MRK1
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
That's a nice creature you just cast. Kill it for me would you?
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Adding color weight to diabolical edict drops the rating down a half star apparently..
SAUS3
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Epic. More awesome removal for pauper. Nothing spectacular, but it's a solid edict effect.
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
They didn't reprint Diabolic Edict yet, and likely won't. Why? Because Diabolic is splashable, and splashable kill that's this strong is probably frowned upon at wizards.
Combine this with Black Sun's Zenith to be sure you hit what you wanted to. BSZ kills all the small stuff, this finishes the job.
Also, this is a great kill card because it has a win-condition stapled to it. 1 life is nothing, until it wins the game :)
Comments (53)
See:
Diabolic Edict
Imperial Edict
Chainer's Edict
Cruel Edict
I guess Not so much Yawgmoth's Edict, though...
That said, it's another edict that can be Isochron Scepter'd.
Diabolic Edict is awesome. This in monoblack will be just as awesome. The 1 life is the cherry on the icing on the cake.
EDIT: Wow, do I feel like a fool. This card has ended me every time my opponent had it and I was on an even slightly shaky draw. I had expected mana myr or tokens to make this card nigh unplayable; turns out that those aren't around in high enough quantities to make this bad. It is, in actuality, truly insane. Instant speed is so nuts. Not a first pick by any means, but easily fourth (just watch out for the BB).
It's an excellent edict, especially for aggro decks.
Yeah that may or may not have actually happened and it may or may not have won me the game.
Time to make indestructible, protection from whatever and shroud/hexproof creatures go away at instant speed
It one B instead of colourless compared to Diabolic, but it has an additional small loss of life to your opponent
5/5
I think the reason sac removal isn't used is because it's ineffective against multiple creatures, especially when there are several creatures out. That being said, this and Tribute to Hunger might be played as sideboard cards to deal with Geist of Saint Traft, since the only way to get rid of it is with a boardwipe or causing your opponent to sacrifice it. Not to mention, Liliana of the Veil's -2 ability forces someone to sac a creature.
I know of only one creature that can stop it: Tajuru Preserver. They had to print that in the same set with Annihilator, together with a Guard Gomazoa, they render all Eldrazi Titans useless except to block with.
I had managed to beat him down to 3 life before he had gotten that combo off, and with a nice set of large creatures protecting his life, he started to just exile all my permanents, one by one.
I only had a blistergrub and Bleak Coven Vampires left, so in absolute desperation I cast parasitic implant on my blistergrub. My opponent chose to exile the bleak coven vampires, since I was killing the blistergrub myself.
So, during my upkeep, I sac the blistergrub, drop him down to 1 life, and then draw into this.
To add insult to injury, my only creature was a Wurmcoil Token.
EDIT: @ EternalPhi: Actually, there's another creature with an ability similar to Tajuru Preserver's coming out soon. It's called Sigarda, Host of Herons.
@ Zizhou: Can't you see? They did! (Take the V and the R out of Verdict).
Hexproof and indestructibility? Too bad, you make your opponent do the dirty work. Also, look at thier faces when they have to choose between several important cards
The only problem with this card is that it becomes useless when there are a bunch of low cost cards out
5/5
Another thought: it can even destroy cards with protection or hexproof, as the card targets the player. Incredible.
Also, because in every deck I put it in, is either running Mono-Black, or mostly black splashing other colors. The one extra black requirement isn't that extreme.
The one life loss is irrelevant most of the time, but I like that it's not just a reprint.
Combine this with Black Sun's Zenith to be sure you hit what you wanted to. BSZ kills all the small stuff, this finishes the job.
Also, this is a great kill card because it has a win-condition stapled to it. 1 life is nothing, until it wins the game :)