Mono black might be back with this, Murder, Vampire Knighthawk and Nocturnus!
.Blaze.
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Looks like this set is trying to make up for how bad Avacyn Restored was for black. Vey happy to see this back.
lorendorky
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Sign in Blood is a perfect encapsulation of black flavor.
blindthrall
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(6 votes)
Still amazes me how many people target opponents with this, and not to kill them.
SuicidalTendancies
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Awesome card. Maybe not the best black card draw, but it does everything it needs to well.
I miss the M10 flavor text though, evil as hell.
And I've definitely scored a kill or two with it.
Pinto331
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(11 votes)
You know I think the whole point in this flavor text is to teach new players to use it on yourself, NOT your opponent. Maybe they need to make it more clear.
"This will only hurt for a moment." "A little pain now will pay off tomorrow." "Having more options is worth more than some blood." "Cards > Life" "LOOK JUST USE THIS ON YOURSELF ALREADY. GOOGLE CARD ADVANTAGE."
CapnShapiro
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(13 votes)
Just sign on the clotted line, please.
CorkBulb
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is awesome card advantage. You can play it early, and since black has plenty of ways to gain life, maim, dismember, mutilate, murder and obliterate, the 2 life is nothing compared to the 2 cards.
Not to mention you can play it on your opponent for that last 2 damage! I will *never* forget the look on my friend's face when I topdecked THIS and killed him with it during a limited match!
spartanvi
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(3 votes)
Also works well with Underworld Dreams + Megrim/Liliana's Caress deck to replenish your opponent's hand, then Mind Rot (or equivalent).
Lotsofpoopy
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(12 votes)
Nothing beats black card advantage! 2 life is totally worth the effect.
wholelottalove
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Night's Whisper works in more decks but doesn't allow for an opponent finisher.
Domak
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(6 votes)
Even better than killing them with the "lose two life", mill them to death with the "draw two cards".
Anyone think this has anything to with Cruel Ultimatum because of their flavor texts?
Continue
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(18 votes)
Hold on, did Lotsofpoopy actually make an insightful comment?
...I need to lie down.
atemu1234
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(6 votes)
@thewrathofshane Did you know they can discard cards while they have no cards in their hand Edit: Actually asked a judge. You can. No cards go to the graveyard, but it still activates things like Megrim's ability.
Blackhawk9000
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Wrathofshane New player, here. What the hell's an ORC? And all I'm getting from Calliope is a muse of epic poetry
RustyKeyes
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(4 votes)
@artemu1234 That person you asked doesn't deserve to be a judge. Saying you can trigger Megrim when they have no cards to discard is like saying you can nab cards connecting with a Nightveil Specter that has zero power.
TheWrathofShane
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Want to know the truth? When this made its first appearance, I used x4 in a deck with Megrim and Liliana Vess. I only used this card to refill my opponents hand after they had no hand left, and then make them discard it.
I thought this was an amazing card just for that! It won me tons of games! Then when I started playing online, I realized everyone was using it on themselves on turn 2. I was kind of surprised, but at least I wasn't using this when my opponent had a hand full of cards already! Lol
@atemu1234 No I just confirmed it with an ORC. You actually have to make them discard a card for them to take damage with megrim. "That person is pretty misinformed" ~ORC Calliope
Edit: ORCs are > Judges because they have access to the current official rules and never tell you the wrong thing. I have seen plenty of judges give false information out in my time.
@Blackhawk: ORC is the WotC employees on Magic the Gathering Online to help you out with card questions and technical difficulties.
Lifegainwithbite
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Great card. In the early game, give yourself some card advantage. In the very late game, kill your opponent. And all for 2 mana. 4.5/5
@atemu1234: No that's ridiculous. If there are no cards to discard, you can't be forced to discard. It's like saying if you have 1 life, you can pay 7 life to activate Griselbrand's ability.
Ah, I remember when I first started playing MtG. The group of friends that I played with always used this on their opponents. Since I had some experience in other tcgs, I realized the importance of card advantage more than them and when I borrowed one of my friend's decks with this in it I cast it on myself. One of my friends immediately made a face and said something to the effect of, "Why would you want to damage yourself?" and the other said, "Wait...that could actually be a good idea, if you needed more cards..." Now the second runs 4 of these in his mono-black deck and has probably won several games through the card advantage it offers him.
O0oze
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
a friend of mine used this in a dimir deck and killed me with both the draw and the loss of life. it wasnt fun, but it was funny.
Trygon_Predator
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I POKE BOOK
The_Erudite_Idiot
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Quite the John Han***.
Lazrbeams
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It's not bad, 1 mana per card is pretty good, and the life loss is mostly negligible. The ability to finish off an opponent is just gravy.
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I miss the M10 flavor text though, evil as hell.
And I've definitely scored a kill or two with it.
"This will only hurt for a moment."
"A little pain now will pay off tomorrow."
"Having more options is worth more than some blood."
"Cards > Life"
"LOOK JUST USE THIS ON YOURSELF ALREADY. GOOGLE CARD ADVANTAGE."
Not to mention you can play it on your opponent for that last 2 damage! I will *never* forget the look on my friend's face when I topdecked THIS and killed him with it during a limited match!
...I need to lie down.
Edit: Actually asked a judge. You can. No cards go to the graveyard, but it still activates things like Megrim's ability.
New player, here.
What the hell's an ORC? And all I'm getting from Calliope is a muse of epic poetry
That person you asked doesn't deserve to be a judge. Saying you can trigger Megrim when they have no cards to discard is like saying you can nab cards connecting with a Nightveil Specter that has zero power.
I thought this was an amazing card just for that! It won me tons of games! Then when I started playing online, I realized everyone was using it on themselves on turn 2. I was kind of surprised, but at least I wasn't using this when my opponent had a hand full of cards already! Lol
@atemu1234
No I just confirmed it with an ORC. You actually have to make them discard a card for them to take damage with megrim. "That person is pretty misinformed" ~ORC Calliope
Edit: ORCs are > Judges because they have access to the current official rules and never tell you the wrong thing. I have seen plenty of judges give false information out in my time.
@Blackhawk: ORC is the WotC employees on Magic the Gathering Online to help you out with card questions and technical difficulties.
4.5/5
@atemu1234: No that's ridiculous. If there are no cards to discard, you can't be forced to discard. It's like saying if you have 1 life, you can pay 7 life to activate Griselbrand's ability.