A 1/2 deathtouch for is already quite good. Having the ability to lend another creature its powers for a turn is even better. 5/5
BigPimpin
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Surprise Deathtouch!
Redgurr
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Very solid! I love it :D
That art is pretty gorgeous too.
lorendorky
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Lovely texture on the art.
Abl
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Back in Innistrad, people were getting excited over Typhiod Rats too...
Fireballmage
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(5 votes)
@Abl: Don't be such a sourpuss. Typhoid Rats is a 1/1 with no additional abilities in Black. The only thing similar is that they're both 1 drop deathtouchers.
Even if this guy is not constructed playable (Which is hardly the worst thing that could happen to a card), he'll still be great in limited.
hot4boys
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(5 votes)
the le reddit r/mtg army and its leejun loves this card! 5 stars if you agree!
Dream_Twist
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
This might be a limited bomb. It's a solid one drop in a colour that loves solid one drops.
talcumpowder0046
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(3 votes)
Power creep is obscene.
Dabok
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(6 votes)
This card is very good and not quite overpowered, I like it a lot! The only "negative" thing I can think of is that you can't use the deathtouch buff defensively, but that's just asking too much from an already excellent card. 5/5
Gcrudaplaneswalker
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This has got to be my favorite Bloodrush card. It's the cheapest and most versatile IMO
DoragonShinzui
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(14 votes)
1/2 deathtouch for is already stupid good. +1/+2 deathtouch to a creature for is also stupid good. Ergo, this creature is stupid stupid good good.
That's how I math, right?
Tiggurix
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Awww, that viper looks so sad. =( Come here little viper, let me hugs you...
Jojabi
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Gatecrash has some amazing commons! I'm really glad it does too. RTR did not feel the same way...
Jhyrryl
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
There's a reason that it's an uncommon: early game aggro defense, dramatic mid-late game tempo changer for only {G}. Compare it to Giant Growth, not Typhoid Rats.
Curlie-Joe
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
seems like a great trick in limited
Purplerooster
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Wait, is this in a chamber?
Destruction3402
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If naya agro becomes a thing in standard, this could be a viable one-drop in that deck. It's an amazing card.
RDorothy
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
why does this card have a rating lower than 4?? it's perfect!
Antsache
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I drafted three of this guy: at least in my draft, nobody wanted to play Gruul. He's obviously great in the early game as a creature, but remember not to get too obsessed with the Deathtouch from his Bloodrush: and remember that +2 toughness can be VERY relevant if they multiblock to try and kill your beater. The Deathtouch will make sure whatever blocks dies, and the toughness can keep your guy alive for an easy 2-for-1 (and probably a huge mana differential advantage). You may be able to accomplish the same thing with any number of straight +X/+Y Bloodrushes, but the only other one that can do it for just {G} is Slaughterhorn, which unfortunately I only saw in packs that had also still had a Viper inthem... easy choice there.
Specter_Fanatic13
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This card is amazing, especially for casual Gruul decks. This sneaky snake is very versatile. It's can act as a neat combat trick that can kill an annoying defender/fattie while buffing your creature enough to hopefully survive the combat step. Or it can act as an aggressive creature your opponent that makes your opponent choose between losing a valuable asset or getting hit with a surprise bloodrush. Better yet, use him as a deterrent late game to keep your opponent from swinging at you after an attack.
It isn't as good as it looks because it only affects an attacking creature, and deathtouch is a more useful combat trick when you're blocking. But for G it's still useful (particularly to squeeze more damage out of trample), and the creature isn't bad either.
IncoherentEssay
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Uncounterable Deathtouch out of nowhere is a trampler's best friend, and low-cost Bloodrushers go well with Grim Flowering.
ParishInquisitor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Yet another quality snake. It might not be constructed viable, but it's good for limited. I'm thinking it might be fun for a casual bloodrush deck as well; deathtouch is always nice on an attacker.
Lifegainwithbite
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Am I missing something? Why do people keep saying this isn't constructed viable? It's a 1/2 with deathtouch for 1. Blocking with it could potentially get rid of an annoying creature. Plus that bloodrush could make a huge difference. It's like Ambush Viper. What more do people want from a 1 drop? Typhoid Rats saw some tournament play and for green, this is much better.
TooMuchStarbucks
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Infinitely better than Typhoid Rats, so I dunno why they are practically equal in community rating. Great one mana drop.
MDG117
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I love this card, it is so great for a first turn play, or even a late game chunk block, since it has deathtouch none of my friends want to attack when i have this bad boy out
...wait, snakes can't cry. They don't have tear ducts.
Oh well. You get the point: Tangle Asp is sad because Wateland Viper is so much better in comparison. Which is why i don't get that it's Wasteland Viper that looks so damn sad on the artwork. Maybe it feels sorry for Tangle Asp, and feels bad for being part of the power creep.
Kaleidostorm
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
A very nice card that is good to bait your attack phase. Attack with something expendable and if they multi-block or block with a high toughness critter like a Wall of Denial, you can bloodrush and mess up their defenses to a good degree.
blurrymadness
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
What goes best with Trample? Deathtouch. Bloodrush this after someone drops some fatty in front of your Garruk's Companion, all of the sudden they still take 3 to the face and they lose their fat to boot. Best when you can find situations where multiple fatties (or even 2/2s and 3/3s) block a single fatty; all of the sudden for 1 mana you swallow the board state.
Tamerlein
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This card is a really good one drop, one of the few that I would pick in limited. Having deathtouch means that it is relevant both early and late game to ground attackers, and the bloodrush ability just makes this card even more versatile.
4.5/5
Sneetches
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Solid snake that really livens up the green early game, but I can only give it 4.5 cause the discard only targets attackers. Otherwise, this card would be perfect.
JoeyWalker
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card is ridiculous. This is that type of cards that for me are ruinning the game. A one drop 1/2 with an ability? If this was a two drop would still be a solid card ahead of the curve. This is just ridiculous with no kickback.
Trustey
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Sweet 1 drop screener with a hard to counter combat trick. I hope I get to pull of the Polukranos trick someday.
SirLibraryEater
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Giant Growth, this, and Golgari Decoy make for 6 dead creatures of your choice. And your creatures are unblockable that turn. And it's for {3}{G}{G}{G}. And it's on turn 5.
Aelvr
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
At first I thought the quote was grammatically incorrect:
*"The Gruul (embrace all things poisonous) and (living on the cracks of society)."
But then I realized it's supposed to be:
"The Gruul embrace (all things poisonous) and (living on the cracks of society)."
At any rate, I still like the sound of changing "living" to "live," I think it flows better:
"The Gruul (embrace all things poisonous) and (live on the cracks of society)."
Why do you care? Oops, I forgot this is Gruul territory. Please don't kill me, I'll just go to my Simic lab where I belong, heh heh heh. {:D
stahp autocorrecting my brackets, braces, and carrots! D:
Zeuxis
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Love this little baby in standard at the moment. With new BNG stuff such as Fall of the Hammer and bloodrushing it on a Polukranos you can really use deathtouch on the offensive destroying any walls your opponent may put up to stop you.
4.5/5, fun card.
@Aelvr "But then I realized it's supposed to be:
"The Gruul embrace (all things poisonous) and (living on the cracks of society)." "
This is a common error that you Simic types normally make trying to look too deeply into things. You're thinking on a grander scale than what the quote is actually referring to. These vipers actually live inside the cracks of society not on the cracks of society. It's always in your nature to change the of order of things to suit your purpose. Tsk tsk. :D
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That art is pretty gorgeous too.
Even if this guy is not constructed playable (Which is hardly the worst thing that could happen to a card), he'll still be great in limited.
The only "negative" thing I can think of is that you can't use the deathtouch buff defensively, but that's just asking too much from an already excellent card.
5/5
That's how I math, right?
It's an amazing card.
This card was very well designed. 5/5
1/2: Slightly above average.
1/2 deathtouch: Very good.
1/2 deathtouch bloodrush: Extremely good.
Typhoid Rats saw some tournament play and for green, this is much better.
...wait, snakes can't cry. They don't have tear ducts.
Oh well. You get the point: Tangle Asp is sad because Wateland Viper is so much better in comparison.
Which is why i don't get that it's Wasteland Viper that looks so damn sad on the artwork.
Maybe it feels sorry for Tangle Asp, and feels bad for being part of the power creep.
4.5/5
*"The Gruul (embrace all things poisonous) and (living on the cracks of society)."
But then I realized it's supposed to be:
"The Gruul embrace (all things poisonous) and (living on the cracks of society)."
At any rate, I still like the sound of changing "living" to "live," I think it flows better:
"The Gruul (embrace all things poisonous) and (live on the cracks of society)."
Why do you care? Oops, I forgot this is Gruul territory. Please don't kill me, I'll just go to my Simic lab where I belong, heh heh heh. {:D
stahp autocorrecting my brackets, braces, and carrots! D:
4.5/5, fun card.
@Aelvr
"But then I realized it's supposed to be:
"The Gruul embrace (all things poisonous) and (living on the cracks of society)." "
This is a common error that you Simic types normally make trying to look too deeply into things. You're thinking on a grander scale than what the quote is actually referring to. These vipers actually live inside the cracks of society not on the cracks of society. It's always in your nature to change the of order of things to suit your purpose. Tsk tsk. :D