And this angel doesn't have a keeled sternum. What is going on here? (Check the art on Killing Wave). I can't believe I'm talking angel osteology, so... Decent card. It's not Dismember, but it's an acceptable substitute.
DragonLord132
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I like it's flexible, good for early and mid game kills, especially against indestructibles. But Tragic Slip is far better.
Cyberium
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
@SyntheticDreamer
One could use Dismember even if he's not playing black :D
Eternal_Blue
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
It's hard to say just how terrible this card is outside of Limited. Suffice to say--very. In Limited it will see play, naturally, but in any other format there are a myriad of better options. Even in the current Standard you'd be silly to run this over Tragic Slip.
ToAsTy42o
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
poor angel! noooooooOOoo!!!!!
ZephyrBlayze
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Kills things. Gets the job done. Won't see constructed play over Dismember or Tragic Slip, but can really get rid of something annoying in limited. Could be useful in singleton formats also as an emergency fatty kill card.
DarthParallax
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Brought to you by the letter 'X', and the color Black :)
I like X in black. It's not Black Sun's Zenith by a looong shot, but a Black spell with X's in it just feels more evil than one without X's.
Accuran
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
The card is great in limited, but it lacks in comparison to other black removal of this type: To give a creature -1/-1 it cost 2cmc, tragic slip is better at 1cmc To give -2/-2, its cost 3cmc, disfigure is better at 1cmc -3/-3 at 4cmc, urge to feed is better at 2cmc, even with out the tribal effect at this point dismember is just better over all. Again, this is a decent card, molds to your situation and anything that kills indestructible is good in my book, but there are other, much faster options.
EDIT: To clarify my previous comment, this is pretty decent and can be used as effective removal in any deck that splashes black, without the drawback of Angel of Jubilation's ability crippling it.
If you're playing mono-black, though, just use Dismember. It's more cost-effective.
Salient
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Worth comparing to Profane Command -- Death Wind is cheaper and less versatile than PC, but most importantly, Death Wind has far better art.
MechaKraken
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Use this with Stuffy Doll to deal damage to your opponent instead of creatures, as the card was originally intended for =)
Even better, use this with the doll and Exquisite Blood, so that you receive an equal amount of life from the damage you deal to your opponent, hehe.
Blind_At_Heart
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This kills both Falkenrath Aristocrat and Lotleth Troll at instant speed without needing a morbid trigger. And it kill both for relatively low mana too. Troll ofc can be a 5/4 or whatever but then I guess you would just use Sever the Bloodline to beat it.
@Mechakraken: You really need to read the rules...
SarcasmElemental
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I think it's safe to say that was a lady angel
Stinga
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Well, disregarding the added utility of -X/-X and the lack of colour restrictions it is still superior (less mana) to Doom Blade for killing 0 toughness guys...Wait...
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Dismember will rotate eventually and this will be a fine substitute.
I can't believe I'm talking angel osteology, so... Decent card. It's not Dismember, but it's an acceptable substitute.
But Tragic Slip is far better.
One could use Dismember even if he's not playing black :D
I like X in black. It's not Black Sun's Zenith by a looong shot, but a Black spell with X's in it just feels more evil than one without X's.
To give a creature -1/-1 it cost 2cmc, tragic slip is better at 1cmc
To give -2/-2, its cost 3cmc, disfigure is better at 1cmc
-3/-3 at 4cmc, urge to feed is better at 2cmc, even with out the tribal effect
at this point dismember is just better over all.
Again, this is a decent card, molds to your situation and anything that kills indestructible is good in my book, but there are other, much faster options.
If you're playing mono-black, though, just use Dismember. It's more cost-effective.
Even better, use this with the doll and Exquisite Blood, so that you receive an equal amount of life from the damage you deal to your opponent, hehe.