This is a nicely damaging Specter, although most decks will be discarding land cards by this point in the game.
lorendorky
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Black has rituals, lots of them.
DarthParallax
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(9 votes)
why doesn't this have 6 stars? :P
this is pure, undiluted card disadvantage. I could say card advantage, but when it comes to black, I prefer to think in terms of the opponents' disadvantage instead of my advantage. Cuz it's more evil that way. :)
There is only one reason I can think of why this card is at ONLY 4.8: Missing this line in italics at the bottom-
"Ask not for who the Bell tolls- it tolls for THEE!"
thorjy
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(9 votes)
When you tell an artist "What it rides is up to you", you get something unique. And terrifying. Great scott, that is a burning cluster of corpses that flies.
lduke1990
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(4 votes)
@DarthParallax: That really should be "Ask not for whom the Bell tolls-it tolls for THEE!"
HuntingDrake
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
No comments on APNAP (Active Player, Non-Active Player) order? This reads like everyone should simultaneously choose and discard their card, but I believe they actually take turns clockwise from your left. Therefore, regardless of who you're attacking, this favors the players closest to your right over the unfortunates to your left.
Goatllama
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Not only is his steed made of bodies, but closely check the shapes in the background for more diabolic imagery. Or just go here: http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/738
Kitty_the_Kat
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I'm gonna play this in my Damia deck, mostly because I have a huge obsession with using decks that focus on discard and extractor, and in that deck there's a side-focus on group discard and game suppression using discard.. Here I have a decent flier, that causes group discard (use alongside Geth's Grimoire for further abuse).
I honestly don't know how I'm going to test this, because its no one will even play it anymore.. :|
Doom_Lich
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@HuntingDrake:
If you check the rulings while cards are chosen in turn order they aren't revealed until everyone has chosen.
GrimjawxRULES
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Chamale: If you're playing commander and discarding lands when this gets to attack, either someone is doing it wrong, or you're already winning the game. Usually there's a good chance that people will be discarding cards with cmc 7+ when this attacks for the first time in commander. That is, unless you pulled a Sol Ring and a Signet on your first turn.
prawntheman
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
The Nazgul Witch-King of Angmar
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Pretty neat card, going to generate allot of hate in EDH and will see a kill spell.
Hercynian
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
My 4 dark rituals and heartless summoning approve. They approve highly.
OnyxSturm
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Tied with Shimian Specter as my favorite of the lot. Shimian's ability may be more damaging as time goes on, but late game, when this guy sees a lot of action, your opponent will be discarding some heftily-priced cards. By far my favorite moment with him was when I made a guy discard Avacyn when he had 8 life left.
Not to mention the underlying theme behind him is pretty badass and creepy at the same time.
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this is pure, undiluted card disadvantage. I could say card advantage, but when it comes to black, I prefer to think in terms of the opponents' disadvantage instead of my advantage. Cuz it's more evil that way. :)
There is only one reason I can think of why this card is at ONLY 4.8:
Missing this line in italics at the bottom-
"Ask not for who the Bell tolls- it tolls for THEE!"
I honestly don't know how I'm going to test this, because its no one will even play it anymore.. :|
If you check the rulings while cards are chosen in turn order they aren't revealed until everyone has chosen.
Not to mention the underlying theme behind him is pretty badass and creepy at the same time.