Brood of ***roaches is nice in a deck heavy in sacrifice outlets and with a solid way to gain life the life lost to the recurring effect becomes very insignificant. Obviously it isn't a five star worthy chase rare or even a great four to five star worthy uncommon but because its usefulness in certain decks, rather casual decks, it desrves an average rating.
I don't know who has rated it so poorly that it sits as an one star card when it is clearly worthy of two and a half to three stars.
HairlessThoctar
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Mana-less self-recursion is always good, even if the package is a little dinky.
stevebugge
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I concur with Verdant Force, this is at least a 2.5 as an engine piece if nothing else.
littlebeast
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
It'd be nicer if it gave you a choice, but it's still fairly decent.
OverfiendSurprise
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
eerily graphic flavor text *shutters*
izzet_guild_mage
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
For effects like this, see Endless ***roaches. No pain, and no delay.
How come WoTC makes cards whose names trigger the sensor: C O C K hah hah hah.
Paolino
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Very very flavorful. The artwork on this card is really great; I miss these artwork, which were DRAWN, and not made with computer graphics. I'm not saying that modern artworks are bad, of course; I'm just saying that nowadays artworks are always very detailed, but sometimes these old simple drawings have more expressiveness than a very detailed artwork, due to their "at-first-glance-impression" effect. Concerning the card, it is very particular and it's the perfect chump-blocker. As for the ability itself, I see combo with Nether Traitor (and some other combos involving it) and Field of Souls...
azure_drake222222
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
So many ***roaches only make a 1/1? And it's censored?
itsandycapp
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
They call me trash bag
NobuTheBard
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If you like Brood of Coc.kroaches, maybe you should check out Gleancrawler. It gives a similar ability to all of your creatures, but only on your turn. It's also an insect!
N03y3D33R
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Situationally a very good card: If you play in a sacrifice deck with Endrek Sahr the ability to play it from your hand again and again make it better than reassembling skeleton because it generates two 1/1 tokens each time you play it rather than simply being able to be immediately sacrificed again. Not to mention, it comes into play untapped and ready to chump block.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I guess if you need sacrifice fodder. Still your paying for a 1/1 which is terrible.
Goatllama
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
That is the strangest metaphorical flavor text I have ever read. What in the world.
Alienblaster
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
As our lord R.L. stine once said "AH S*** BUGS!!!"
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I don't know who has rated it so poorly that it sits as an one star card when it is clearly worthy of two and a half to three stars.
The artwork on this card is really great; I miss these artwork, which were DRAWN, and not made with computer graphics. I'm not saying that modern artworks are bad, of course; I'm just saying that nowadays artworks are always very detailed, but sometimes these old simple drawings have more expressiveness than a very detailed artwork, due to their "at-first-glance-impression" effect.
Concerning the card, it is very particular and it's the perfect chump-blocker. As for the ability itself, I see combo with Nether Traitor (and some other combos involving it) and Field of Souls...