Damnation is an absurdly wonderful card, let's get that out of the way. the thing is R&D will probably never reprint it in a Standard environment.
I think Barter in Blood is more on par with Magic's power level that they are trying to transition into. Flavor fully and mechanically "sacrifice matters" these days.
I like seeing black get card advantage.
I am delighted to see this come into the meta :D
majinara
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Very nice card. Kills indestructibles, regenerators, creaturs with shroud.
Trygon_Predator
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Looks like Sorin's still on top of things. This is overcosted (compare to Innocent Blood) but is a good Edict in general.
MasterOfEtherium
★☆☆☆☆ (1.1/5.0)(8 votes)
Nice Reprint Dawg tight art from pewter golems to vampire n ig g a s
Asmodi0000
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The art is pretty awesome, and I don't even really like Sorin.
There's just something about a person that's just casually kills swarms of vampires like they're strolling through a garden.
Ferlord
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(4 votes)
oof, am I happy about the new art!
The last one was some kind of massacre against Cobalt Golem (not sure why, though).
This one has Sorin goin' all Gran Torino on them Vamp's, saying, "GET THE F**K OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD!".
4/5 for some great EDH action.
EDIT: I know why Cobalt Golem is being sacrificed... and I don't blame them (First Barter in Blood from Mirrodin set) :S
hunnsy
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(5 votes)
@Timmyforever - This actually can generate card advantage, where diabolic edict never will. If you cast this with an empty board and nab two creatures, you just effectively +1'ed your opponent. Of course, it's going to be crappy if you're playing an aggressive deck too. The card really shines in a control deck that can take advantage and make the symmetrical effect asymmetrical.
Tivadercrusader
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
The real winner of this block was black multiplayer.
TherealphatMatt
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Not always the best, but in the right deck, this is just downright vicious. No, this won't go in every aggro deck you make. But there is a time and a place for this card, and if you know when that is, you can make this sucker sing.
(The time and place, by the way, is usually in a control deck, or after a few careful chump-blocks in limited that leave you with nothing and the other guy with nothing but one or two of his big threats)
theoneandonlyjoseph
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(1 vote)
i use 4 copies in my demon tribal deck. turn 1+2- do nothing turn 3- soulcage fiend turn 4- attack with soulcage, barter in blood turn 5- bloodgift demon rarely fails. throw in a coulple of Homicidal Seclusions for the win.
kor6sic6
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(3 votes)
@Timmy: You're an idiot.
iHARBiNG3R
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
I LOVE this card. Will kill anything with shroud, hexproof and indestructible (which damnation can't touch). If you make a deck with a few cheaper sweepers and a few of these your opponents won't touch you. Works great with Grave Titan as you can just sac the tokens too.
End of turn 4: Opponent is at 10, player is at 21. Proceed to play bigger threats- Desecration Demon and Demonlord of Ashmouth (sacrificing it to itself for it's first life, hopefully with a second rat) are both good for turn 5 plays, especially with the Blood Artist still alive.
Joseph_Curwen
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@SolomonRedfang You should read Demonlord of Ashmouth again, that's not how he works.
Silence9
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Great card, didn't like old art.
People here keep squabbling about card advantage. Couple of things: This played either in the right deck say undying, LTB effects, or small creatures like Blood Artist or tokens, this will hurt your opponent much more than it will hurt you and has good potential for card advantage. If you sac one of your creatures with undying, you went up a card. If they sac a creature with an Aura, you went up a card. As for Diabolic Edict never creating card advantage? Don't be so narrow sighted. It is instant speed, I can't count the number of times I've used an Edict effect in response to either an instant or sorcery buff, or an Aura, my favorite being Rancor. It stays in the graveyard since it wasn't attached when the creature died. Food for thought.
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I think Barter in Blood is more on par with Magic's power level that they are trying to transition into. Flavor fully and mechanically "sacrifice matters" these days.
I like seeing black get card advantage.
I am delighted to see this come into the meta :D
There's just something about a person that's just casually kills swarms of vampires like they're strolling through a garden.
The last one was some kind of massacre against Cobalt Golem (not sure why, though).
This one has Sorin goin' all Gran Torino on them Vamp's, saying, "GET THE F**K OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD!".
4/5 for some great EDH action.
EDIT: I know why Cobalt Golem is being sacrificed... and I don't blame them (First Barter in Blood from Mirrodin set) :S
(The time and place, by the way, is usually in a control deck, or after a few careful chump-blocks in limited that leave you with nothing and the other guy with nothing but one or two of his big threats)
turn 1+2- do nothing
turn 3- soulcage fiend
turn 4- attack with soulcage, barter in blood
turn 5- bloodgift demon
rarely fails. throw in a coulple of Homicidal Seclusions for the win.
Viridian Emissary
Solemn Simulacrum.
Or even a deck without creatures.
Turn 1- Typhoid Rats
Turn 2- Blood Artist
Turn 3- Soulcage Fiend
Turn 4- Attack with Fiend, Barter in Blood, sac Rats and Fiend, likely gain 1 life overall.
End of turn 4: Opponent is at 10, player is at 21. Proceed to play bigger threats- Desecration Demon and Demonlord of Ashmouth (sacrificing it to itself for it's first life, hopefully with a second rat) are both good for turn 5 plays, especially with the Blood Artist still alive.
People here keep squabbling about card advantage.
Couple of things: This played either in the right deck say undying, LTB effects, or small creatures like Blood Artist or tokens, this will hurt your opponent much more than it will hurt you and has good potential for card advantage. If you sac one of your creatures with undying, you went up a card. If they sac a creature with an Aura, you went up a card.
As for Diabolic Edict never creating card advantage? Don't be so narrow sighted. It is instant speed, I can't count the number of times I've used an Edict effect in response to either an instant or sorcery buff, or an Aura, my favorite being Rancor. It stays in the graveyard since it wasn't attached when the creature died. Food for thought.