Love it, great card. No drawback, either. (Mark of Mutiny reference)
TPmanW
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Yah, I can see this turning games around. Going to be one of the stronger cards for red in limited play (especially with a slow format full of big nasties and sacrifice effects).
Gelzo
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(2 votes)
I love the U-turn in the art.
Robface
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
I... can't believe this is a common. Seems incredibly powerful and game-ending in limited.
kiseki
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(6 votes)
Wow. Such a simple card. The addition of trample is fantastic. It is one of those cards that you are shocked that it didn't already exist as soon as you see it.
jsttu
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
in the pre-release this won me 2 games, once when i used it to untap a creature i had stolen with Olivia Voldaren, and once when i used it to steal my opponent's Tree of Redemption, then sacked it to my Disciples of Griselbrand, gaining me 13 life and leaving the opponent vulnerable to my forces. I was always happy to dray this, and look forward to drafting them in the future.
JU4
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I had three of these, and a Stitched Apprentices in my prerelease deck. I only got the combo off once in eight games, but it was against an opponent's Charmbreaker Devils and immensely satisfying.
PastProphet
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(3 votes)
Used it on my own Skirsdag Cultist that had Claustrophobia. Then sac'd itself for Game Over! The double red makes it harder to splash - which is GREAT when you are the Red Drafter!
SeiberTross
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Take this, and infernal plunge. Free kill spell combo you can pick up usually in draft.
NoobOfLore
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Yes please. This could have cost , and I would still love to use it.
Vandarringa
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Awesome card. The double red isn't much of a disadvantage, since in limited this will be a game-ender, and you'll probably have the red you need at that point if you're seriously in red at all. I landed a Morkrut Banshee with the morbid trigger at 11 life at the prerelease, and the next turn the guy played this on the Banshee to kill me. It was the trample that did it too.
Lash_of_Dragonbreath
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(3 votes)
Really good. I agree with poeple who said that a more color-intensive cost isn't much of a drawback, specially since you'll probably want to cast it later game when there are bigger creatures for you to borrow. This and Act of Treason, while probably not 4-ofs in most red decks, are nice effects to have - because sometimes its much better to steal a blocker and swing with it than to burn it.
Art is great too. Pretty much everything Raymond Swanland does is amazing (search for some of his non-MTG works in google images, they're great as well). I think I like Eric Deschamps' Act of Treason better, though.
Oh yeah, and here's some useless trivia: with Innistrad's release, there are exactly 365 cards with "haste" in their rules text, one for each day of the year.
Such a cool card, and WAY better than Act of Treason in mono-red - and I've always liked Act of Treason.
Keiya
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(4 votes)
Someone that went undefeated in a draft for awhile had an Olivia Voldaren in their deck. I eventually was paired against him myself and was unlucky enough to face Olivia, who ended up stealing a couple of my creatures. The game dragged out to where I had eight available mana since he got pretentious and started toying with me instead of finishing me off like he could have. Both of us were playing / decks, which meant that I could use Olivia's abilities as well if I had control of her.
Luckily for me, I had a Traitorous Blood in my hand, which I used on his Olivia, gaining control of my creatures again, though only until the end of the turn. Then I paid , used Olivia's second ability and targeted herself so I gained control of her (along with my creatures I just got back) permanently. From that point onwards, the game had completely turned around in my favor, and my opponent was not happy with me at all.
The art looks strangely like Deathwing, from World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.
ridiculousricky
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It looks just like Deathwing from World of Warcraft!
Chrs84
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
4 star spell (and maybe I underrated it still), bravo, and wow Red is getting a wonderful variety boost of spells more notably found in blue and black. For play in its standard format this could easily approach a 5 star play for red.
kaneofchaos
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
People don't seem to notice this gains control of TARGET CREATURE. That can be yours. At worst this card is 1C2R Untap target creature. It gains haste and trample until end of turn.
tcollins
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Amazing in limited, it is interesting to note that in a pinch you can also use it to give one of your own creatures trample until end of turn.
Belz_
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
@shotoku64: You have no idea what the word "strictly" means, then.
By Fling I mean the opponent flings the table across the room when his own It That Betrays tramples him, steals two more of his permanents, and then is "given" back to him... for 11 damage.
Lifegainwithbite
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
@Shotoku64: That still doesn't mean strictly better.
shotoku64
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
EDIT: Maybe you guys should comment on the card instead of keep responding to my comments, because it really is a waste of time for you and it doesn't make you look cool, or whatever you're trying to do.
Now, for the third time I've random carded this one, I'm going to repeat this one more time. I've never said it was strictly better, I just said I think it is always going to be better than Act of Treason in every deck that can use it. Moot point however, as only casual newbie decks and draft decks would ever play either of these cards.
atemu1234
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@shotuku64 Trust me, neither card is necessarily bad, especially when it comes to standard environments. But also you should try to remember this is a forum for expression over cards. People have every right to correct you so don't get you shorts in a wad over it. And complaining about it is just pointless.
LordRandomness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Congratulations, Planeswalker...you're a Bloodbender.
WolfWhoWalks
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
I feel like, at least in Oregon, no one I play with has ever heard of this card. I can't count the number of times someone's dropped an Act of Treason, and I'm just jaw-agape that they'd choose that piece of crap over this gem.
DarthParallax
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
the best target by far for this card, is in my opinion: Bladewing the Risen when playing EDH.
My brother thinks his fricken Hamletback Goliath is good. I just sit back and summon my creatures, watch it grow, and SMASH you were hit with your own fricken creature with an addition of trample! I LOVE MAGIC!
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It is one of those cards that you are shocked that it didn't already exist as soon as you see it.
Then sac'd itself for Game Over!
The double red makes it harder to splash - which is GREAT when you are the Red Drafter!
This could have cost
Art is great too. Pretty much everything Raymond Swanland does is amazing (search for some of his non-MTG works in google images, they're great as well). I think I like Eric Deschamps' Act of Treason better, though.
Oh yeah, and here's some useless trivia: with Innistrad's release, there are exactly 365 cards with "haste" in their rules text, one for each day of the year.
Such a cool card, and WAY better than Act of Treason in mono-red - and I've always liked Act of Treason.
Luckily for me, I had a Traitorous Blood in my hand, which I used on his Olivia, gaining control of my creatures again, though only until the end of the turn. Then I paid
For play in its standard format this could easily approach a 5 star play for red.
By Fling I mean the opponent flings the table across the room when his own It That Betrays tramples him, steals two more of his permanents, and then is "given" back to him... for 11 damage.
Maybe you guys should comment on the card instead of keep responding to my comments, because it really is a waste of time for you and it doesn't make you look cool, or whatever you're trying to do.
Now, for the third time I've random carded this one, I'm going to repeat this one more time. I've never said it was strictly better, I just said I think it is always going to be better than Act of Treason in every deck that can use it. Moot point however, as only casual newbie decks and draft decks would ever play either of these cards.
1. Control your own Bladewing the Risen first.
2. Praetor's Grasp or Grim Return or this to get your opponent's Bladewing.
3. Scourge of Valkas for the win.