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Waste Away

Multiverse ID: 32133

Waste Away

Comments (15)

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★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0) (6 votes)
As a matter of course, unreliable removal for five mana urgently needed additional card disadvantage.
izzet_guild_mage
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0) (2 votes)
Heh, yeah, that's about right.
Vedalken_Arbiter
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (4 votes)
Might want to try Disciple of Tevesh Szat instead.
ChippyForever
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0) (5 votes)
Me being nitpicky: viruses aren't technically "living things" (but then again, I imagine the phrase "disease-causing bacteria" doesn't have quite the same gravity).
tcollins
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (3 votes)
I'd much rather run Sickening Shoal since you can sink excess mana into it to kill a bigger creature (whereas by itself Waste Away will not be able to kill of an 9/9) as well Sickening Shoal is more useful in the early game since it can be used to take out smaller threats, sure paying {1}{B}{B} to kill an X/1 isn't very efficient, but that is usually the tradeoff of {X} spells. The ability to pitch another black card also one-ups Waste Away in that you can pitch when you're backed into a corner, whereas here it's an additional cost meaning that if Waste Away is countered or for whatever reason fizzles, you're still discarding a card.
blindthrall
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0) (2 votes)
Eh, it's not the junk that some of these worthless cards are. If somebody was new to the game and using a madness/threshold deck, I wouldn't laugh at them for using it.
Shieldman
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (7 votes)
Hello, Power Creep Inc.? Yes, we have a Mr. Waste Away here. He's complaining about something like Dismember ?
TheDrifter
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0) (3 votes)
This card once made me win a very important game by destroying a Silvos, Rogue Elemental and swing for the win with a boosted Wild Mongrel.

I can't help but give this card 5 stars for the sheer memory.
Radagast
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (2 votes)
Yes, it is possible to make horrible creature kill.

It's as if they increased the casting cost to balance out the "ability" to lose a card from your hand. Now, sure, it enables Madness and such, but still - it is costing you 2 cards and 5 mana to kill a creature. Rather horrible.
mpawliuk
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (1 vote)
Compare with pull under.
Stinga
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (1 vote)
Grrr...Viruses are not living things!
azure_drake222222
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (1 vote)
Even without discarding a card, it would be bad.
Aquillion
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (1 vote)
Overcosted by at least 4 -- this card would only be so-so even at Black.
Continue
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I imagine this would have been decent in Limited, much like Lash of the Whip is today. Otherwise it's terrible.
MichaelJHuman
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card might not be as bad as the rating indicates if taken in the context of a block where Madness was a mechanic.