not worth 4 stars. good but not every black deck plays it (which is around 4 stars means).
i think i see a flaw in WotC ratings system now.
Silverware
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(4 votes)
The fact that its a zombie and that it can throw other zombies into the graveyard on any turn for free plus has the ability to gain flying can be a blessing in zombie tribal. Good synergy with soulless one, animate dead, and any cards that use your graveyard.
Laguz
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(5 votes)
It enables first-turn reanimator tricks.
Swamp > dark ritual > putrid imp > discard Akroma, Angel of Wrath > Soul Exchange > sac imp, play Akroma > swing for six.
All on turn one.
Zinniz
★★☆☆☆ (2.7/5.0)(6 votes)
where does it say thats what 4 stars means... oh, it doesnt...
Kurraga
★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5.0)(7 votes)
So "every black deck runs it" is a four star card? How many cards are like that anyway? I can think of Dark Ritual, being the only card in this category (outside of completely broken stuff like Black Lotus and Mox Jet). Other cards come close (like Dark Confidant or Hymn to Tourach) but that's a really bad way of rating cards.
As for the card itself, it's a good card for dredge, but not essential like Golgari Grave-Troll or Bridge from Below (or Bazaar of Bagdad for vintage) but pretty decent. Comparable to Breakthrough as an early game GY filler, except this one has a decent sized body attached (as opposed to none at all).
donjohnson
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
Turn 1: Swamp > Dark Ritual > Putrid Imp > Discard Thraximundar > Exhume Thraximundar > attack for 6, opponent sacs a creature and Thrax gets a +1/+1 counter.
A 5 star card in a Graveyard Deck. Fewer stars in any other...
Kirbster
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(8 votes)
They really, really shouldn't have let you discard cards for free on a one-drop.
KULO
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Beast imp ever
feeble2002
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
Great card in specific decks such as Reanimator, Dredge and Psychatog to list a few. Putrid Imp has been in over 19 official 1st place tournament decks according to Starcity. Few other cards can match that record. 5/5 rating.
NatalyNeeSama
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Funny that nobody cared about him when Torment comes out.
Now this little guy showed his valor xD.
Arachibutyrophobia
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
"Thanks, I WANTED that card in my graveyard. Here, you get to have flying now..."
deathtothecake
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
*love*
MisterAction
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Given access to both colors, and the mindset that since exhume-ing Iona, Shield of Emeria on the first turn to guarantee the win isn't really very fun for anyone involved and thus +1 CMC isn't much of a difference, I'd rather have Wild Mongrel. Discarding multiple cards makes the flying bonus redundant, and lack of evasion isn't an issue as nobody will ever block the Mongrel when you've got cards in hand because they're scared you'll pump it to kill their creature.
In EDH, though, I'd take both. Well, no, I actually run Mongrel and Psychatog. But I've thought about using this in EDH.
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i think i see a flaw in WotC ratings system now.
Swamp > dark ritual > putrid imp > discard Akroma, Angel of Wrath > Soul Exchange > sac imp, play Akroma > swing for six.
All on turn one.
As for the card itself, it's a good card for dredge, but not essential like Golgari Grave-Troll or Bridge from Below (or Bazaar of Bagdad for vintage) but pretty decent. Comparable to Breakthrough as an early game GY filler, except this one has a decent sized body attached (as opposed to none at all).
Swamp > Dark Ritual > Putrid Imp > Discard Thraximundar > Exhume Thraximundar > attack for 6, opponent sacs a creature and Thrax gets a +1/+1 counter.
A 5 star card in a Graveyard Deck.
Fewer stars in any other...
Now this little guy showed his valor xD.
In EDH, though, I'd take both. Well, no, I actually run Mongrel and Psychatog. But I've thought about using this in EDH.
A Legacy Ichorid deck
and a (demon tribal) reanimation deck
They both own. They both are enabled because of him. He's fraggin' good.