If you look at this card and only see a drawback, you'd probably downrate your hammer for not being a screwdriver.
DragonLord132
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Good for 'When this comes into play/enters the battlefield' creatures.
Ghostmyth
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Even though his ability isn't a drawback, he's still overcosted. I'm giving him a 3, because I don't expect much from commons, and he lets you recycle, but he really should have been 4U
pedrodyl
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Yea the card's ability can be made advantageous, but in general it's a drawback on a 4/5 for 6 mana. You could probably make an O.K. limited deck with this guy having a role, but I wouldn't try it. I'd say that it's a build around card that doesn't deserve to be built around. 1/5
Binaro
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
The only reason why i would want to play this guy when he's not in a single-creature-deck like the starter deck is so that I can play 'When this creature enters the battlefield' creatures, but I still think that it's a bit overcosted.
ZEvilMustache
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I wish more zombies had etb abilities worth playing. I like Gravedigger, but he's just so expensive. Screeching Skaab for self-mill? Reset Geralf's Messenger (or, I guess, given the budget-ness of this card, Butcher Ghoul)?
steinburger1109
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Even in blue, six mana is too much for a 4/5...
HuntedWumpusMustDie
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
The Zombie Horror Ally that should have been...
Sliver_Legion
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
We think this card made us throw up in our mouths a little bit. Non-optional return-to-hand effects are cool. 6 mana 4/5s are not. Cards like this should be costed as if the effect is a drawback (but not too crazily undercosted!), like Stampeding Serow. That way you're encouraged to take advantage of its ability rather than punished for doing so. Roaring Primadox is acceptable.
DarkShinobi93
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Sure, its a bit overcosted, but the price is pretty easy to deal with in a Green/Blue deck.
Timberland Guide is good, since its cheap and the effect is stack-able.
Cazaric
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I just find it amusing that he has anti-synergy with his fellow skaabs.
Aberratius
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Hey, this is not quite so bad. True, some may consider Havengul Skaab somewhat over-costed, but in my opinion its ability makes up for the mana loss. Set up a cycle of Armored Skaabs, and the Havengul doubles its worth relating to mana-cost.
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I'd say that it's a build around card that doesn't deserve to be built around.
1/5
Timberland Guide is good, since its cheap and the effect is stack-able.