It's surprising, but this card is actually - almost - worth the mana cost. You're basically killing two creatures with one card. I know 'five mana should win me the game' but really, destroying your opponent's two most dangerous attackers is very often equatable to winning the game. I for one would like to see an update, possibly colourshifted into white or red.
Hovercraft
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(5 votes)
How to use this card: First of all, not only does it destroy but it buries. It can target black creatures (!) and permanently kill them even if they have a regenerate ability. Not only that, but played before the declare blockers step (if I am reading it right) you can use the shadow token declared as a blocker to chump block an additional creature. This card is actually quite good.
themicronaut
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Killed many a Baron Sengir with this card, one of the few good cards from homelands.
gasimakos1
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(4 votes)
after reading these comments i have seriously reconsidered the significance of this card. however, it's still very much a late-game sort of card... too expensive. it would be great if the shadow token stayed in play.
UNBAN_SHAHRAZAD
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
A very good two-for-one. One of the few Homelands cards to take a second look at.
Th3_Dark_On3
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(3 votes)
@ stygimoloch: There's nemesis trap in worldwake...
Tiggurix
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Good card. My only gripe is that the oracle text should replace "Spirit" with "Shade". It would be more fitting I think.
Bandswithother
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
No, spirit is the right flavor. Most shades have activated abilities to pump them until end of the turn.
Ihsan's Shade is so far the only shade I've seen that doesn't do this.
Radagast
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Basically stands a good chance of killing two creatures with 1 card. Costly, but not terrible and far more powerful than most of the other stuff in this era.
HoboNumber4
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Pretty good for a homelands card. 2-for-1 defensive potential.
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Ihsan's Shade is so far the only shade I've seen that doesn't do this.