I cannot believe this is Raymond's art. It's so dark!
lorendorky
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This looks like Mind Shrieker in that it could probably be competitive but no one will really try.
ImeanReally
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
I Think I see some synergy between this Orge SlumLord and mortus Strider.
Chamale
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
The best use for this card is in a weird combo deck with no lands alongside Balustrade Spy. I'm working on that for Legacy now.
shamurai7
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Very good card! Nice finisher in mill.. Nice to be able to sacrifice all your walls, and Hedron Crab to finish the job!!
Oatbran
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This reminds me of selhoff occultist, and they are both Dimir colors, and can handle heartless summoning... Also, invisible stalker and call to the kindred are still a thing in standard.
If Belcher can build a deck with no lands, so can Cephalid Breakfast. Or, rather, Undercity Brunch.
handoflazav_414
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Clearly for the Dimir, but there's two problems: (1) Dimir doesn't get many creatures out and (2) those that DO get out cannot afford to be sacrificed. Sorry, Informer, I'll go for the old version of you (Lurking Informant).
I have a dimir deck but I only side board this guy. I play with fliers and unblockables cipher.I have thought about using this guy to sac my other flying creatures and unnecessary unblockables once i get one with ciphers ready. Its an idea but that wwould mean I have to remove suck stuff to slide him in. thx but pass.
Hercynian
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Can make a player keep topdecking lands. This can be infuriating for them especially if you have a reassembling skeleton or a mortis strider.
I liked playing this for its mill potential but started using it in a BW human reanimator deck. Once I get a Grimoire of the dead out, I dump all my creatures into self milling and finish up with an elixir of immortality to get all the land and spells back.
Werewolf-
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The precursor of this is not Lurking Informant but rather Hermit Druid. Of course, though it might not seem obvious at first, Hermit Druid is one of the most powerful creatures in the entire game (there's a reason it's banned in Legacy), whereas this guy is just meh.
Unless your opponent has Rest In Peace or Ground Seal or Grave Betrayal or the like, it's a pretty much unstoppable victorious combo -a beating so bad, someone will probably have to file a police report afterwards.
GhostCounselor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It's not the best sacrifice engine in standard right now (that honor goes to the Blood Artist and Cartel Aristocrat combo), but if you pair this with Blood Artist you will reap a different kind of reward then you would with the aristocrat. The one thing I don't like is that you have to tap a land to sacrifice a creature. You should just be able to sack something without having to tap land to do it.
Deadling
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This guy has actually found a home within the ranks of my Rat deck. While Marrow-Gnawer is busy making a crap ton of tokens for me, these guys are spending extra mana with a few of the newly created tokens, to run tricks on my opponent. This kind of removal works pretty well with my rats current mechanics, of fear, and discard. They are the only humans that have made their way into my Rat tribal.
Sideboard vs Supreme Verdict decks? Sac your creatures in response.
Jedne2
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Hi I was just wondering if his ability targets a creature, say if I sacrificed an Agent of the Fates then would my opponents also have to sacrifice a creature as well as mill?
RazorYeti
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The fact that thanks to readily available tokens in Red and White means that both Orzhov and even Rakdos mill are possible (though not practical) merits 5 stars for laughs alone.
While Rakdos mill might work only for laughs in tabletop, Orzhov mill could become a thing.
EDIT: I'm actually trying a (budget, no Elspeth) version of the Orzhov idea. Currently using all humans and Xathrid Necromancer to fuel sac. It's not competitive, but it is fun.
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If Belcher can build a deck with no lands, so can Cephalid Breakfast. Or, rather, Undercity Brunch.
Sorry, Informer, I'll go for the old version of you (Lurking Informant).
It has been done. Check this out:
http://www.starcitygames.com/article/25582_Unveiling-Oops-All-Spells.html
0 lands. Ramp into this guy with Dark Ritual and friends, discard your library, Dread Return some Narcomoebas targeting Angel of Glory's Rise and throw Azami, Lady of Scrolls and Laboratory Maniac onto the field, draw a card, win. Revel in your victory as your opponent scratches his head in confusion and says, "I just lost to what?"
Throw in Ghost Quarter to help rid their library of more lands (as well as destroying their special lands...) for a FURTHER milling process.
Throw in Trepenation Blade for EVEN MOREEEE.
Crypt Ghast for more mana to feed the Sacrifice costs... and gg.
Unless your opponent has Rest In Peace or Ground Seal or Grave Betrayal or the like, it's a pretty much unstoppable victorious combo -a beating so bad, someone will probably have to file a police report afterwards.
While Rakdos mill might work only for laughs in tabletop, Orzhov mill could become a thing.
Think about it. Thin out lands with Path to Exile and Ghost Quarter.
Use Elspeth, Sun's Champion to fuel sac.
Three mana lets you mill for 3 lands each turn.
EDIT: I'm actually trying a (budget, no Elspeth) version of the Orzhov idea. Currently using all humans and Xathrid Necromancer to fuel sac. It's not competitive, but it is fun.