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ah, if it didnt cost EIGHT freakin mana it would be worth something.

This Artwork Is Insane Super Wicked

... All Lhurgoyf BUT this one cost between 2-4 mana......

Jeez, they REALLY wanted to be careful with this one. I guess they didn't want the Cognivore/Counterspell deck to be viable.

The Cognivore/Counterspell deck still wins games. Sometimes.

But yes, you only make that deck out of sheer stubbornness. It's not good.

If you type overcosted into the search function, this shows up first.

If only it were reprinted at a playable mana cost. I mean, now that Lord of Extinction's been printed, there's no turning back. If its cost were about 5 or 6, it could work as an attractive control finisher, though its flying might have to be taken away for balance.
It's a cool idea and it could pay off if done right, but I'm not sure if it's worth the effort.
I love the art, too. Nothing says "scary blue fattie" like a flying dragon-wolf-goat thing.

Wow... this has got to be the worst lhurgoyf... if only it cost like, 4...

What's funny is this card won PQT Houston a while back in Justin Gary's Oath of druid's deck.

Wizards should make a "Greater Cognivore" for the next Core set. Everything would be the same, except it costs XUU, whereas X is the amount of instants in all graveyards. That way you cast Cognivore early on and then watch as he grows stronger and as your opponent becomes hesitant to cast instants. Or, if you're playing Red, wait for a bit and then cast it mid-game once it's out of Flame Slash and Burst Lightning range, and watch your opponent squirm as they come face to face with something that they may very well be unprepared to deal with.

There is so much interestingness lurking in Cognivore that it'd be a shame to let it die with a silly overcosting mistake. Wizards need to redo this card, but redo it right. If they do, I think they have a card that may very well be a strong Standard-shaper on their hands.

fails to cancel

I could see this in a decent EDH deck. But then, I've also been away from MTG between Tempest and M12.

thiss iss sstill aaa goood cccard wwhen uuseedd rrright

@DysprosiumJudas
Quirion Dryad grows with each spell you play, and Primordial Hydra scales to size over turns and mana cost. The former was used in a deck called "miracle gro" and the latter was born in a standard environment with strife and negativity.

Remember that it's ALL graveyards. LBy the time you get eight mana, this thing could turn out to be massive. Run in so you might cheat him out of the graveyard. Discard the Cognivore. You might use Catalog to do it while drawing two with the added benefit of another instant in your graveyard to boost the Cognivore when you bring him out of it. Want it for five mana? Rise From The Grave will do it for you. Now it's a zombie Cognivore.

You'd think something called a Cognivore would be a zombie anyway. They eat brains, right?

I like how it looks like an insane, flying wombat/goat.

Falcor!

Why is this one so expensive ; _ ;