Pointed Discussion

Wow! What a powerful card!

Wither counters FTW!

Why wasn't it reprinted in Shadowmore? It would have been so perfect there and it would have reflected the other Harbinger's in Lorwyn

I think it gets counters too. So unless you're removing the counters on the Harbinger, it's got a 3 turn max. And that is a long time for an opponent to deal with that.

Now, if it was "each other creature" this card is to be feared.

Works well with Heartmender.

omg just quillspike this shiznaz =D

"Why wasn't it reprinted in Shadowmore? It would have been so perfect there and it would have reflected the other Harbinger's in Lorwyn"
Because Midnight Banshee.
And I'm glad 'Harbinger' always indicated one specific ability in Lorwyn.

"Now, if it was 'each other creature' this card is to be feared."
Got you covered, too.

Hooray for proliferate!!! Just look at contagion engine!

Self-destructive ancestor to Midnight Banshee. Mixes just as well with Crumbling Ashes and Blowfly Infestation.

This was always a fun card to play back in the day: even though there wasn't much to address -1/-1 counters directly, Black had a lot more in the way of cheap reanimation, things like Animate Dead. Black/Blue decks could also bounce it every third upkeep with any number of bounce spells, from your basic Unsummon to the rather pricy Capsize. Hell, it even made Giant Oyster useful.

@ubii: I second the Quillspike idea. It's even the right color to put Melira in the same deck. Could make something rather nasty out of that.

Sick anti-creature tech in MTG: Battlegrounds.

+ Melira, Sylvok Outcast. First! lol

Harbinger of Night is pointing to where he dropped his Power Conduit in the swamp...

Can't believe no one has mentioned undying. This plus Spike Cannibals and a couple undying and your creatures really don't leave