This isnt the strong magic card out there but is my favorite
H4yd3n
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
This card has awesome art that completely portrays Orzhov
Autor
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(2 votes)
I never find it usefull in my life-gain deck but, sometimes i play this guy just to see this great art on the table. I love this guy. Thanks for reprint.
ScissorsLizard
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(7 votes)
I think the super high rating on this card is mostly due to that fantastic art. And rightly so.
Wicked-looking card. This should be what the next Assassin's Creed looks like (set in Russia)
Quietman
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(2 votes)
One of my favorite artworks on any magic card, but there were unfortunately much better guild mages out there.
HeartbreakerStudios
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Probably the most badass (<- I hate you, censor) card art in the game, but sadly he's very lukewarm.
A 2-drop hybrid for 2/2 is nice if not par. Black and White is promising. No tap to activate abilities, awesome. Abilities are minor, yet versatile, excellent. Abilities are 3-cost each... not cool.
There are insanely better things to spend 3 mana on, especially when the damage ability damages you too, you're forced to use the healing ability, a total cost of 6, to break even on a 1 sap, which you can get with other 1-drops.
This desperately needs to be broken, and not by Training Grounds.
Can technically win you the game with Bloom Tender + Umbral Mantle + 1 other colored permanent, but there have to be better, more practical, non-blue dependent combos.
Shadoflaam
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I'm going as this guy for Innistrad Game Day!
BastianQoU
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Saying the obvious here, but it combos with infinite mana. Gold Myr, Leaden Myr, 2 Myr Galvanizers, game.
The card's abilities are priced right, any lower and it would have been too easy to break, making playing it rather unfun. The art, as said, is absolutely beautiful. One of the reasons I wish that I had been playing during Ravnica..
NinjaShadow
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The art looks like it should be on a better creature, but what would really do it justice besides a creature that sucks out all life and gives it to you? (for a hefty price, of course)
I thought the ability was overpriced at first too, but really, any cheaper really would cause me to actually play it. i tend to use Urborg Syphon-Mage instead, but i do realize there are different situations for each. 5/5 for the art, 3/5 for the good but overpriced ability.
Kyrthain
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Before I found this card by randomly jumping across Gatherer, I used the art on it in a custom deck I designed with an assassin theme. This guy was the planeswalker. That's how awesome this art is.
A shame one of the nicest pieces of art in the game is ruined by a so-so card. It's Vanilla at best b/c you won't waste the man using the abilities.....
CosmicDragon
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Definitely the best artwork of all the guildmages. I liked this guy's second ability for EDH, but the addition of extort unfortunately obsoletes him.
@ Splizer We definitely need an Assassin's Creed set in Russia.
Mode
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I just wish the card itself were as great as the art. In that case though, it would probably get the "restrict it in Vintage, ban it everywhere else"-treatment.
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I love this guy. Thanks for reprint.
A 2-drop hybrid for 2/2 is nice if not par. Black and White is promising. No tap to activate abilities, awesome. Abilities are minor, yet versatile, excellent. Abilities are 3-cost each... not cool.
There are insanely better things to spend 3 mana on, especially when the damage ability damages you too, you're forced to use the healing ability, a total cost of 6, to break even on a 1 sap, which you can get with other 1-drops.
This desperately needs to be broken, and not by Training Grounds.
Can technically win you the game with Bloom Tender + Umbral Mantle + 1 other colored permanent, but there have to be better, more practical, non-blue dependent combos.
Gold Myr, Leaden Myr, 2 Myr Galvanizers, game.
The card's abilities are priced right, any lower and it would have been too easy to break, making playing it rather unfun. The art, as said, is absolutely beautiful. One of the reasons I wish that I had been playing during Ravnica..
I thought the ability was overpriced at first too, but really, any cheaper really would cause me to actually play it. i tend to use Urborg Syphon-Mage instead, but i do realize there are different situations for each. 5/5 for the art, 3/5 for the good but overpriced ability.
Kk, heartstone!
@ Splizer
We definitely need an Assassin's Creed set in Russia.
In that case though, it would probably get the "restrict it in Vintage, ban it everywhere else"-treatment.
Oh well. He can still find good use in a Training Grounds deck.