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Ascendant Evincar

Multiverse ID: 22897

Ascendant Evincar

Comments (14)

A3Kitsune
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Why didn't WotC add the Warrior type to him when they made him a Vampire?
Tiggurix
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0) (4 votes)
Yeah, and why didn't they name him Crovax, Ascendant Evincar when they made him?
skew
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (3 votes)
Points for the flavor text, makes him look much more bada*s than the new one.
TDL
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0) (4 votes)
So, Crovax was a racist in addition to being a vampiric puppet of Phyrexia. Who knew?
VarteDod
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0) (2 votes)
@Tiggurix
Back then, WotC didn't want people getting confused with the ''Legend with the same name'' business.
Salient
★☆☆☆☆ (1.7/5.0) (3 votes)
Fun in its time, but utterly outclassed by Elesh Norn.
Sharu
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Awesome.
"For a limited time, order 1 Night of Soul's Betrayal and get 2 Badmoons absolutely free!"

I use in my pestilence deck.
Just for kicks.

4.5/5

Trivia: Crovax one of two legends with three printed creature cards! Name the other!
grothesk
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (9 votes)
The only ruling: "If Ascendant Evincar stops being black, it gives itself -1/-1."

Unnecessary ruling because once you go black...
adrian.malacoda
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (2 votes)
How exactly was this guy even close to beating Volrath the Fallen? Not only are his printed stats weaker, his ability boosts Volrath and does nothing for himself.
Aisuka
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (2 votes)
@Sharu

Trivia answer is: Iname, from kamigawa block.
BongRipper420
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (2 votes)
As a six drop, this guy has been rendered nearly unplayable by today's standard. Which is unfortunate, seeing this guy seems pretty boss, and has a baller flavor text.
Karkain
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (3 votes)
In the early stages of my Phyrexia deck and meta, Crovax would smoke people alone because I was the only one who used (and for some reason still uses) Black. It's a shame he's little more than just a relic now...
strider24seven
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0) (2 votes)
@Salient
True, except that Crovax here has the advantage of being black, while Elesh Norn has the disadvantage of being white.

And Crovax flies and has a good tribal type too.
car2n
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Look at the size of that arm o_0