I find it funny that they made this card for bloodthrist in the same set as Tormented Soul
BonniePrinceCharlie
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(5 votes)
A must-have in your 'blood' keyword theme deck.
Kyzar
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
why not, ANYTHING else
Deco_y
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(7 votes)
Specifically for bloodthrist.
This is exactly what that kind of deck would need.
TrueBloodWolf
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
honestly, with the black vampire blood lust deck? Instead of spending like 5 mana on black mana to deal 5 damage to someone, you could spend 1 mana and use that extra 4 mana to use it with Bloodlust creatures...
Seeing as 4 mana could give monsters with Bloodlust maybe a +6 in total depending on the thing... So really depends on how you want to play... 5 mana for 5 damage and 5 health or 5 mana for 1 damage, 1 health and bloodlust creatures that gain +3 or +4 depending on the field set up.
ZEvilMustache
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
I wish that they had found a way to reference Touch of Death. Other than the preposition, which would be a pretty lame way to make a reference. Man, I loved that card.
Come to think of it, I never liked Hornet Sting, either.
Lateralis0ne
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
...
well, the art's really nice. And who doesn't love Dracula?
But yeah. I don't know if I'd run it outside of limited.
Hayw00d0909
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(3 votes)
wtf is this?
N1N7A
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
5 for art
Destruction3402
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Effect: +0,5 stars Artwork: +1,5 stars =2 stars.
Gabriel422
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Oh no! If I order an M12 uncommon / common playset, I'll receive four of these!
NoobOfLore
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
They couldn't have sprung for "target creature or player?" That would have made this card actually pretty nice to me.
Revelation666
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Considering this is in the same set as Tormented Soul, I have concluded it was printed for humiliating people. I'd quit magic if I died to this.
ObsceneMartyr
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
I give it 5 stars just for being one of the only black cards that make bloodthirst work in an instant. Even quoating Bram Stoker's Dracula? If the dark ritual came back, i would swear black was going back to it's old ways. Nice for vamps.
Tokosan
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
ugh. this card is useless in draft, unless you are already running a ton of bloodthirst vamps.. but are you so sure you're going to open more to actually take and maindeck this turd? nope..
quiteanass
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
I give it 4/5 because it would work great with all the bloodthirst vampires are getting.
heyhellowhatsnew
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
This is a good card for activating bloodlust in standard
Kryptnyt
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Not even creature or player? Does that make Hornet Sting preferable for bloodthirst decks?
dberry02
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(4 votes)
This card is a slap to the face. (pun intended)
But seriously, I would have liked this to be instant. Putting this on Isochron Scepter would have been funny.
C0nker4
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
its a such a damn shame such high quality artwork is on such a lame card.
Wasret
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I used this in a draft running bloodthirst, lifelink and stuff like Dark Favor, it was pretty awesome. Not superb but if running Bloodthirst, why the heck not...? Unless you have a better way already in your deck then by all means. :)
jimbob123432
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It activates bloodthrist in a mono-black deck, it's a little life gain (which is always nice), and it works when they have blockers. Yeah, Tormented Soul is also unblockable, but in a Vampire tribal, I run this instead. I love it especially for my Bloodlord of Vaasgoth because it's cheap AND I keep blockers.
SirZapdos
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
@ blindloyalty. Not really. This card activates bloodthirst (M12's cameo mechanic). Bump in the Night does not activate bloodthirst.
blindloyalty
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@SirZapdos You're right. The keyword "damage" makes this card meet the conditions for activating bloodthirst, while spells with the keywords "loses life" does not.
Though purely in terms of net life put between you and your opponent, Innistrad block's Bump in the Night is the stronger card, with a difference of three life rather than two.
Hakkology
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
All it needed was flashback, than it would be awesome with bloodthirst.
vantha
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Funny story, a group of my friends were discussing this card right before a Draft. Everyone thought it was mediocre at best. One of us was still new to the game and loved playing Black, so he drafted this card late maybe 13th pick.
I faced off against him and with Bloodthirst his creatures were big. He had me down to 1 life and the next card he drew was this card.
All I can say is Karma can be a b*tch sometimes.
ParishInquisitor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Gotta love that flavor text.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Spending an entire card and an extra mana to activate bloodthirst ability is not worth it.
Mode
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Unfortunately, the card itself isn't nearly as sexy as the artwork.
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This is exactly what that kind of deck would need.
Instead of spending like 5 mana on black mana to deal 5 damage to someone, you could spend 1 mana and use that extra 4 mana to use it with Bloodlust creatures...
Seeing as 4 mana could give monsters with Bloodlust maybe a +6 in total depending on the thing...
So really depends on how you want to play... 5 mana for 5 damage and 5 health
or 5 mana for 1 damage, 1 health and bloodlust creatures that gain +3 or +4 depending on the field set up.
Come to think of it, I never liked Hornet Sting, either.
well, the art's really nice. And who doesn't love Dracula?
But yeah. I don't know if I'd run it outside of limited.
Artwork: +1,5 stars
=2 stars.
That would have made this card actually pretty nice to me.
Does that make Hornet Sting preferable for bloodthirst decks?
But seriously, I would have liked this to be instant. Putting this on Isochron Scepter would have been funny.
Though purely in terms of net life put between you and your opponent, Innistrad block's Bump in the Night is the stronger card, with a difference of three life rather than two.
I faced off against him and with Bloodthirst his creatures were big. He had me down to 1 life and the next card he drew was this card.
All I can say is Karma can be a b*tch sometimes.