I'll give it a 4/5 because its a 2/2 for WW that has lifelink. Useful in casual or limited, and I did use Child of Night in my old constructed Vampire deck... who knows, might be a breakout star for Soul Sisters.
Edit: AANND Ajani's pridemate is not in M13. Forget what I said
ichorNet777
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Gonna be hard to drop consistently on t2 in ltd, but can be pretty swingy at a decently-early time in the game.
Eternal_Blue
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(4 votes)
I've used Leonin Skyhunter in Pauper decks, though Flying is a bit more useful than Lifelink. However, in limited a well-costed Lifelinker can be a significant problem to your opponent, even if it's merely a chumpblock + 2 life. Clearly outside of limited it won't see any play, but I doubt many of the other cards in M13 will see play either.
majinara
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(5 votes)
Not that good. White weenie is about dealing damage quickly. So you want abilities on your creatures, that make sure you can deal that damage. Like on white knight (first strike and protection). The lifegain is for an aggro deck mostly irrelevant. So this is not much more than a bear for ww. 2/5
jsttu
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(5 votes)
I absolutely LOVE this artwork.
Who's a cute little kitty? You are! You ar- *is attacked and dismembered then eaten to regain life.*
Over-all this is a great card in my opinion, it curves good a 2/2 with lifelink in a white deck always tells me that this person is going to be a hassle to kill off fast. I just wish this card was more splashable.
Lotsofpoopy
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(7 votes)
Boost her up with enchantments and weapons and you will be unstoppable!
DoragonShinzui
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Fairly costed. Enchantment decks could get some use out of her, and just by herself she's a nice bit of chump, which fits her flavor.
People that complain about fair cards irk me. It all has to be broken to you people, otherwise you just turn your nose up at it. This is why we can't have nice things.
sonorhC
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
It's also a common. What more do you want?
Equinox523
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Every so often I'll look at the comments for a nice card like this, and I'll see comments comparing them to cards of higher rarity like White Knight or Knight of Meadowgrain, which is silly because this is a common. Of course the less common card is better! That's like saying Baneslayer Angel is better than Angel of Mercy. It is like that by design.
As for this card itself, it is perfectly fine as a common in a core set. One of the functions of these simplified sets is to allow a new player to get interested in a game, and with two relevant creature types and a worthwhile ability, this is a nice card for a beginning player. When you have an ability like Lifelink, a player will think of ways to get the most out of it. What if I slap a Righteousness on this and remove an attacker, and gain 9 life? If I can get it through unblocked every turn, it's a 4-point life swing. Hey look, Whispersilk Cloak! Stuff like this, while not as flashy as some of the expansion creatures, can inspire a young player to think analytically and figure out for themselves a viable winning strategy. While it may not see much constructed play, there is nothing wrong with this card.
TowerDefender
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
One of the main players in a casual white weenie/ angel deck I have, just for fun :-)
Rick_MacLennan
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(1 vote)
It might not be the most exciting card in the world, but to me it's a good solid 2-drop for my life gain deck. It does the job I need it to nicely, and is my preferred chump blocker for that deck.
This has also seen some play in various of my Pauper decks, especially my mono-white Pauper blitz. There it rocks.
Phelplan
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Equinox523 Perfect commentary. Very well spoken. Most of the commentary from people who decry things like "such-and-such is strictly better!" remind of the flavor text on Prodigal Sorcerer (7th ed.).
NARFNra
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I enjoy this card. It's one of a group of cards that just straight up look nice. The art is well done and flows well with the color, the flavor text and reminder text are similar in length, the P/T are equal to the casting cost, and it's a double color cost spell.
It's also very simple and an example of how lifelink is costed. White gets 2/2 creatures with a keyword for 2. It's cheap even if color intensive, and helps keep the pace as well as encourage tactical thinking.
Not, of course, an excellent card, but it is a very nice one. Normally this would be around a 3.5/5 gameplaywise (Good but not able to notably effect the game on its own) but I give it a 4 for aesthetic reasons.
EDIT: And now we have Devotion! It's a shame he's rotating out, I love the little furball.
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Edit: AANND Ajani's pridemate is not in M13. Forget what I said
Who's a cute little kitty? You are! You ar- *is attacked and dismembered then eaten to regain life.*
People that complain about fair cards irk me. It all has to be broken to you people, otherwise you just turn your nose up at it. This is why we can't have nice things.
As for this card itself, it is perfectly fine as a common in a core set. One of the functions of these simplified sets is to allow a new player to get interested in a game, and with two relevant creature types and a worthwhile ability, this is a nice card for a beginning player. When you have an ability like Lifelink, a player will think of ways to get the most out of it. What if I slap a Righteousness on this and remove an attacker, and gain 9 life? If I can get it through unblocked every turn, it's a 4-point life swing. Hey look, Whispersilk Cloak! Stuff like this, while not as flashy as some of the expansion creatures, can inspire a young player to think analytically and figure out for themselves a viable winning strategy. While it may not see much constructed play, there is nothing wrong with this card.
This has also seen some play in various of my Pauper decks, especially my mono-white Pauper blitz. There it rocks.
It's also very simple and an example of how lifelink is costed. White gets 2/2 creatures with a keyword for 2. It's cheap even if color intensive, and helps keep the pace as well as encourage tactical thinking.
Not, of course, an excellent card, but it is a very nice one. Normally this would be around a 3.5/5 gameplaywise (Good but not able to notably effect the game on its own) but I give it a 4 for aesthetic reasons.
EDIT: And now we have Devotion! It's a shame he's rotating out, I love the little furball.