This is still a good card, considering which set it came from, how old it is, and the fact that black has no other card with the same effect.
Styny
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
this card saved has saved my life on more than one occasion. sure, its not the greatest, by any means what so ever, but still
Bulhakas
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Nice card, as nammertime said, and beautiful art.
Snoopfrogg
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(5 votes)
I think that sometimes people who criticize cards forget to take a look at the whole picture. This is a Black card. Propaganda and Ghostly Prison are cards that have effects related to their colors. Koskun Falls does something that Black doesn't usually do, so it can be useful. I am not saying it is as strong as the previouysly mentioned cards per se, but in its color and the right deck, it is decent.
Test-Subject_217601
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(4 votes)
Not terrible if you can make a lot of tokens, which shouldn't be too hard with Grave Titan.
Hovercraft
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(6 votes)
Do mtg collectors read the card before they say it sucks? It is TAP a creature, not SACRIFICE a creature. This is not that hard to use it is basically Ghostly Prison that costs a colored mana more to use. Black is not short on mana acceleration either. Black is the color with the best land destruction and random hand discard. Consider this in an environment that uses Bottomless Pit very effectively. How is this bad? Consider this in a monoblack deck playing Contamination maybe. Be even more diabolical and play Dust Bowl with this which is repeatable non-basic uncounterable land destruction
KikiJikiTiki
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I don't understand the flavor of this card. Each turn you need to have one of your creatures do something that involves a waterfall to make it more difficult for your opponents to attack you.
I think it's worthwhile. Propaganda and Ghostly Prison are worth more than $3 a piece as uncommons for a reason, and they aren't available in black.
Nate_Prawdzik
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
This used to be one of the black aggro player's answers to The Abyss.
Radagast
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Better versions exist, but not in black, so that's a point in its favor.
I feel they strongly misused the Enchant World mechanic here. It does not create a global effect at all. Of course, they did it to prevent you from laying down two of them. Kamigawa later just went right on ahead and slapped the Legendary supertype on enchantments (which was not possible since it did not exist until Kamigawa.)...
jfre81
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Wanna be that guy with a mono-black control deck? Well, this is right up your alley.
This was kind of like Propaganda's granddaddy. It's an excellent card by Homelands standards, one of the most playable in the set by today's standards. Just tap some weenie chump, no big deal. They're going to have a harder time attacking anyway, and this could even free up some slots for other things that would be used for creature elimination spells if you want to go the control route. Hold them at bay, bank some mana and unleash something nasty on them a few turns later.
Conservator
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I think that this is one of the better cards in Homelands. I think I will be putting 1 in my Homlands only Constructed deck. Seriously.
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Not only is it cool that this effect is in black but note that some creatures like the Lorwyn merfolk like being tapped. Being tapped means you may actually splash black in to get double duty out of your enchantment rather than just use propaganda.
LordOfTheUniverseMCS
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Read the card. The "drawback" is to tap an untapped creature... during your upkeep. Untap, upkeep, draw. If you have one creature it will be fine. I just tap an eventide untap card.
Beladona_13
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
For Mono black decks, this thing is a powerhouse!
Kirbster
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is certainly a solid card. Tapping a potential blocker is no big cost if you're likely going to be attacked by fewer creatures, and the effect is made more valuable by being unusual in black.
My only complaint is a small one, but... why are the falls an Enchant World? Those were usually global enchantments that affected everything - all creatures lose flying, all players play with their hands revealed, etc. This effect is very one-sided: you have to pay an upkeep to support it, but its effect only benefits you. Why isn't it a plain old enchantment? Maybe to keep players from using multiples...?
kiseki
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Breath life into this with new inspired creatures, like King Macar
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I think it's worthwhile. Propaganda and Ghostly Prison are worth more than $3 a piece as uncommons for a reason, and they aren't available in black.
I feel they strongly misused the Enchant World mechanic here. It does not create a global effect at all. Of course, they did it to prevent you from laying down two of them. Kamigawa later just went right on ahead and slapped the Legendary supertype on enchantments (which was not possible since it did not exist until Kamigawa.)...
This was kind of like Propaganda's granddaddy. It's an excellent card by Homelands standards, one of the most playable in the set by today's standards. Just tap some weenie chump, no big deal. They're going to have a harder time attacking anyway, and this could even free up some slots for other things that would be used for creature elimination spells if you want to go the control route. Hold them at bay, bank some mana and unleash something nasty on them a few turns later.
My only complaint is a small one, but... why are the falls an Enchant World? Those were usually global enchantments that affected everything - all creatures lose flying, all players play with their hands revealed, etc. This effect is very one-sided: you have to pay an upkeep to support it, but its effect only benefits you. Why isn't it a plain old enchantment? Maybe to keep players from using multiples...?