This looks to be stellar limited removal for a dedicated mill deck
DIMIR FTW!!!!!!!!!!!
lorendorky
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Therese Nielsen has always been one of the top Magic artists IMO and she shines on green and white cards but her take on black is really something cool and unique.
ImeanReally
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Playing this on a Wright of precinct six would be so mean.
SyntheticDreamer
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Potentially sorcery speed removal that can take out any creature. I'd pick this.
Kryptnyt
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
"I've grown a second evil head."
raptorman333
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
2 creatures, this = dead weight you're playing a black deck, you should have no problem killing off other creatures before you drop this. 3.5/5
Cyberium
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
It's not Tragic Slip, cannot be casted early to kill quickly, but neither does it require a creature's death to be effective, and works very well with mill. To be honest, how many tournament level creatures could survive -5/-5, let alone -13/-13?
Purplerooster
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Use this on your own creatures to keep them out of reach of effects like Intrepid Hero and Selensya Charm.
RedJaron
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Really fun card, love the flavor and the mechanic. Made very useful by the amount of milling in this set.
handoflazav_414
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Give Dimir removal, get the best deck ever created.
Well, outside limited it's too unreliable. You don't even know if your opponent does have creatures in his deck. In limited, this is so-so. Removal that only works if you already had removal (or creatures die in combat) is not that great. If you run a mill deck though it's pretty good in limited.
wholelottalove
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Sure there's better out there but this card is fine. I think it deserves more than its low rating.
DoragonShinzui
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Outright kills most things, locks down most other things, and makes life VERY scary, all for .
I can dig it.
OrgasmandTea
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
My friend plays a Splinterfright deck that my grixis deck occasionally has trouble with. Not anymore! :D
Rampage_Jackson
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
GILBIC. Therefore this card gets 2-3 stars out of five.
BongRipper420
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
At a draft yesterday, I was playing Orzhov. While this card was a reluctant pick at first, it quickly turned out to be one of the all stars of my removal package. Next to 3 Executioner's Swing and a couple of Smite's and Grisly Spectacle, this was probably one of my favorite common picks by the end of the night. It's quite decent removal in limited.
Demento_Recraves
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Decent limited removal option. Great in Dimir with all the milling. Also strong late game in Orzhov, even if the card doesn't kill the creature it still activates all your Extort for only B. 3/5
Hyperviper
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Got one of these in a clunky as all hell Dimir deck. It's entertaining when you spend the grand total of to drop a Firemane Avenger.
TexasDice
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Oh, this is an aura!? I thought that is a terrible instant, so it's actually not that bad.
CosmicDragon
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card is underrated. It kills almost anything in a dedicated mill deck. It will never be a dead card in your hand.
MechaKraken
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card was made for mill decks.
Sure, Doomblade and Go for the Throat can kill on turn 2 (or 1 if you have ramp), but as the game goes on, Death's Approach will definitely become stronger. Simply play cards like Traumatize and Glimpse the Unthinkable (both Dimir!) and chances are you will have milled enough creatures to drop anything you enchant this card with.
5/5 for such great versatility in the late game. It can hit all colors, it can kill indestructible, Zur the Enchanter can easily search for it, and it costs only . This will be the card that has your back when the chips are down.
j0es
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Great card in a mil deck. As long as the deck is good at doing its job, Death's Approach is basically a really cheap kill card.
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DIMIR FTW!!!!!!!!!!!
you're playing a black deck, you should have no problem killing off other creatures before you drop this.
3.5/5
I can dig it.
3/5
Sure, Doomblade and Go for the Throat can kill on turn 2 (or 1 if you have ramp), but as the game goes on, Death's Approach will definitely become stronger. Simply play cards like Traumatize and Glimpse the Unthinkable (both Dimir!) and chances are you will have milled enough creatures to drop anything you enchant this card with.
The synergy with other cards also works well. Lazav, Dimir Mastermind can take advantage of all those milled creature cards going into your opponents graveyard. Chainer, Dementia Master, Body Double, Necrotic Ooze, Geth, Lord of the Vault, Coffin Queen, and more can also all benefit.
Throw in some more mill cards like Mind Sculpt, Nemesis of Reason, and Sanity Grinding, and you've got yourself a deck!
5/5 for such great versatility in the late game. It can hit all colors, it can kill indestructible, Zur the Enchanter can easily search for it, and it costs only