This has way too low of a rating for what it deserves. I had to give it 5 stars just to balance it out!
Guest841448893
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(6 votes)
This is easily one of the most aggressive black creatures ever printed and synergies well in any deck the runs dark rituals by eating them late game for a giant growth effect. An undeniably solid card.
MasterOfEtherium
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(12 votes)
Dam Baby Shade God Back Torment Got Some Black Dank
shadowf0x
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(7 votes)
BROKEN!!!!
OmnicromXR
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(6 votes)
When Torment was a new set this card was a, in conjunction with one or several copies of Cabal Coffers from the same set you could get a creature of truly alarming size, a wonderful finisher for the various black control decks that spawned around Odyssey block.
True_Smog
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
This guy is a real killer.
Powereslave
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(3 votes)
This is the best card possible in any monoblack aggro deck. One of the defining cards, an auto include.
But it's an awesome card-- maybe too awesome lol.
Glad I really don't see this guy played!
vosrevesrevers
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
too good
dmoffett80
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
nice, wish i had a few
drunyon
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(4 votes)
One of the best, if not the best monoblack finishers out there. When you play him late-game, he's simply the strongest creature in the game, especially if you have a Cabal Coffers in play.
Kryplixx
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(3 votes)
Soooo broken.
SethLarz
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
this card will forever be amazing in black aggro
TheGodOfWar91
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(3 votes)
I seriously can't believe they brought this back in M11...
SO....AWESOME!!!
spicayd
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(3 votes)
Mother of god this is getting reprinted in M11.
So..much..win.
Grouchu
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(4 votes)
Is this one of the best black creatures in Magic? My friend seems to think so. I'm inclined to agree.
A0602
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(3 votes)
NOOOOO, It's too good. You can't do that!
I am a mono black player, even I realize that having this in the core set is going to be a problem. It's just too powerful.
Although, maybe if you compare him with Garruk's Companion and Ajani's Pridemate, I can understand why black needs something to bring the fight.
Sugga
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
LOL! I had the best laughs ever when my Nantuko was lead to the Path to Exile.. twice :D Referring to the flavour, it was silly amusing. By the way, I'm still running 4 of these. I playtested my mono black with Nighthawks over Shade but BB and Gatekeeper's existance make this the number 1 choice on that slot.
Sharu
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
The king of shades. Nothing says "block me or die a horrible, agonising death" than this guy with bunch of lands untapped and cards in hand in monoblack control. I love the look on an opponents face the first time they see someone turn a handfull of Dark Rituals and some land into a "GG, 'nother game?"
One the best two cost creature in black, if not in all Magic. (I'm willing to argue this point, if any one has any other suggestions).
5/5, if only I could give it more.
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Simply one of the most black cards you'll ever see. Mixed into an aggro strat (obviously..) he'll dish an easy 5 into the opponent next turn if you wish.
Legacy staple
Claytoon
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Ahh, brings back memories of my Odyssey era MBC deck where I would control the board with this guy and Visara the Dreadful in play.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Dominate in its time, and crappy in m11.
JunkHarvester
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Like the old frame so much more!
And sheesh, In the same set as Cabal Coffers- what a beast.
Comments (23)
Posted By: shadowf0x (7/24/2009 12:16:57 AM)
Lol I am inclinded to agree to a point!
But it's an awesome card-- maybe too awesome lol.
Glad I really don't see this guy played!
SO....AWESOME!!!
So..much..win.
I am a mono black player, even I realize that having this in the core set is going to be a problem. It's just too powerful.
Although, maybe if you compare him with Garruk's Companion and Ajani's Pridemate, I can understand why black needs something to bring the fight.
Nothing says "block me or die a horrible, agonising death" than this guy with bunch of lands untapped and cards in hand in monoblack control.
I love the look on an opponents face the first time they see someone turn a handfull of Dark Rituals and some land into a "GG, 'nother game?"
One the best two cost creature in black, if not in all Magic.
(I'm willing to argue this point, if any one has any other suggestions).
5/5, if only I could give it more.
Legacy staple
And sheesh, In the same set as Cabal Coffers- what a beast.