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Kessig Recluse

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Kessig Recluse

Comments (13)

JRE47
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0) (7 votes)
Deathtouch makes SO much sense with Spiders. Glad to see this. And with 3 toughness, it can still survive many more battles than Deadly Recluse. Great common.
Totema
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (3 votes)
Deadly Recluse's younger, bigger, and tougher brother. Swarmyard decks have yet another creature killer.
Dolorosa
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
I love the art. It's all scrabbly and scrawly, perfect for a spider. I suppose he makes a great Wall, who can also attack sometimes if need be. his 3 toughness makes it so he'll most likely survive any blocking creatures, and if not, hey. Deathtouch.
ichorNet777
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Though Deadly Recluse is typically better in creature matchups, this big-brother (or elder cousin) of his will wreak havoc in limited.
lorendorky
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0) (6 votes)
This is a pretty good common.
AncientTimer
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0) (4 votes)
Referring to Spidery Grasp:
I was expecting to see the Lady of Videns as a double-faced card in Dark Ascension. Instead of a legendary human/human spider we only got this common spider :(

Perhaps she will appear in Avacyn Restored...
non1337
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0) (6 votes)
Could have costed 1GreenGreen or have 4 toughness or have first strike when blocking flyer and be an uncommon... This card only shows how ridiculous Vampire Nighthawk is.
Blackfootdog
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Hey, you guys can say what you want, but at least I finally have some legal deathtouch for my spider deck.
NoobOfLore
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (4 votes)
Not quite as survivable as Giant spider, but you can damn well bet it's going to do it's job.
It's no fun to block it, either.
Edit:
Freaking Silverclaw Griffin.
mike_stubbs1
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0) (3 votes)
This would be a lot better with 4 toughness at this cost. That way, it could block the 1 CMC Delver of Secrets without dying as a result, and two Drogskol Captains wouldn't let a single spirit token trade with the Kessig Recluse either.

@Dolorosa: the art is pretty poor flavour-wise. How much Reach can you really get from hanging underneath a bridge, i.e. underneath people walking.
steinburger1109
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I love Deathtouch on Reach creatures. "Nice Thundermaw you've got there."
Traius
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Compare to vampire nighthawk to see why this is pretty bad.