I never did understand how "mind" and "soul" weren't perfect synonyms. I still don't.
RJDroid
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Functional.
Eternal_Blue
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(4 votes)
I'm positive this is a good card. That being said, unlike Young Wolf I question whether it will find a home among all the other more powerful 2-drops. I'm counting on you, Pauper, to find this little ghoul a home.
Zetan
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(4 votes)
Not quite strictly better than Walking Corpse, but close. This just really illustrates how wonderful Undying is. You get to chump block once (or even attack a few times) then get a 2/2 for 2. Vanilla 2/2 for 2 used to be green-only power level. Now black is getting something even better.
ZEvilMustache
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
This might be the best art in the set. So much fun.
NoobOfLore
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(8 votes)
Ah, black, always a step behind green.
For years, it waited for Grizzly bears, while green messes around with strictly-better grizzly bears. They finally get Walking dead, and then they have to follow Young Wolf with this.
lorendorky
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
This seems a lot better than Walking Corpse. So much more abusable.
@Fenix: Young Wolf is not a Zombie. This card is black and a Zombie. These are 2 distinctly tribal attributes. Black also has more powerful proliferating techniques once it returns from the grave.
HuntingDrake
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@NoobOfLore: I was going to say exactly that, albeit not as eloquently.
0pp0
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
This card's not so bad. It's no young wolf, but zombie tribal with all its ghoulraisers and captains makes this card a fine two drop.
Merrowmic
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
I think this is an excellent 4x replacement in the sideboard for my mono-black Zombie tribal, instead of 4x Walking Corpse. They will make a great substitute when need be for the four Highborn Ghoul in my main deck. Thank you Wizards, for more undying Zomnoms!
MusicalMikus
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Better than Walking Corpse. Why? Because for the same amount of mana you get a free blocker.
Kluuz
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Not as good as Young Wolf, but 2 mana for a total of 3 power and toughness..it's pretty good.
Totema
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
I used to be living like you. But then I took an arrow in the eye. *gets shot*
branflakes14
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
This card is disgustingly underrated, and the X > Y comparisons to Young Wolf are insane. Blood Artist/Falkenrath Noble, Ghoulcaller's Chant, Gravepurge, so many cards can take full advantage of this amazing little guy who just can't get enough of being punched in the face.
AshToMoutHound
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Won a game for me once. ALONE. So he stays.
DoragonShinzui
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Young Wolf was stupidly powerful guys, don't deny it. This thing is just right in terms of cost to power ratio and has one of the best tribals to boot.
MindAblaze
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Touché skyknight.
rollinsclone
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Amazing how that 1 mana makes such a huge difference between this and Young Wolf.
Paradigm012
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(1 vote)
...I'll never understand how this saw competitive play in non-birthing pod zombie decks... As a devout U/B zombies player I have next to never considered this card as a two drop. I'd rather have like highborn ghoul or even distress over it.
IN zombie pod, however... proved a bit better than i expected. Not spectacular, but not bad.
psychichobo
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Eh, this thing does my absolute nut in in the right deck. The LAST thing I really needed to see following this up was a Death Baron or that Captain from Dark Ascension. Gravecrawler was also in that deck. It was remarkably trying, especially with Morbid spells.
Ferlord
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(3 votes)
To all those who think Young Wolf is much better, do you think it'd be fair if Black had a 1-cost 1/1 undying zombie, at common level no less?
What if Young Wolf was an Elf? Wouldn't you think that'd be stupidly overpowered?
Zombies now do NOT need another great costed creature now. Diregraf Ghoul is pretty good, Gravecrawler's a mess to deal with.
TastyWumpus
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This guy is nice for a budget sac deck. Don't get the comparison to young wolf - he's green? If you already have a Diregraf Captain or something like that out then the undying will be broken so you'd be better off with a walking corpse.
spartanvi
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(2 votes)
Who cares about Young Wolf, this guy's a fricken Zombie. I can bring back 2 of these with Ghoulcaller's Chant, grow him with Diregraf Captain, Cemetery Reaper, etc. The possibilities with zombie tribal are endless.
Stinga
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@Nooboflore Well yea...that is the idea. Green is the CREATURE colour. Green gets creatures. If black had "Growth Blade" and "Tree-Hugging tudor" I would understand. As it is you really have no right to compain. Like, black got Gravecrawler and Diregraf Ghoul this block, both of which are arguably better than their green counterparts. I won't even start on Massacre Wurm or Phyrexian Obliterator.
Sliver_Legion
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
They...weren't exactly pushing this guy, were they? Still quite respectable if used with the right cards.
Guys, guys, guys... Why are all of you whining about that Young Wolf is better than this? Yeah, it is better, but it is pretty dumb to compare between different colors. Like, it is like comparing between Pyretic Ritual and Dark Ritual.
Also, Zombies are so powerful type that I think this will see more play than Young Wolf. I can't wait to see someone playing this with Death Baron! Or Undead Warchief!
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For years, it waited for Grizzly bears, while green messes around with strictly-better grizzly bears. They finally get Walking dead, and then they have to follow Young Wolf with this.
@Fenix: Young Wolf is not a Zombie. This card is black and a Zombie. These are 2 distinctly tribal attributes. Black also has more powerful proliferating techniques once it returns from the grave.
IN zombie pod, however... proved a bit better than i expected. Not spectacular, but not bad.
What if Young Wolf was an Elf? Wouldn't you think that'd be stupidly overpowered?
Zombies now do NOT need another great
Well yea...that is the idea. Green is the CREATURE colour. Green gets creatures. If black had "Growth Blade" and "Tree-Hugging tudor" I would understand. As it is you really have no right to compain. Like, black got Gravecrawler and Diregraf Ghoul this block, both of which are arguably better than their green counterparts. I won't even start on Massacre Wurm or Phyrexian Obliterator.
Here's the real Butcher Ghoul
Why are all of you whining about that Young Wolf is better than this?
Yeah, it is better, but it is pretty dumb to compare between different colors.
Like, it is like comparing between Pyretic Ritual and Dark Ritual.
Also, Zombies are so powerful type that I think this will see more play than Young Wolf.
I can't wait to see someone playing this with Death Baron! Or Undead Warchief!
I agree with you Ferlord.