Pointed Discussion

One word "Cool"

One word "MURDER"

One word "Periodnose"

One word "Killer"

One word "SHIT!"

I really like the artwork on this card... Very cool Goblin.

The only problem is the cost... Even at 3cmc, this is not as powerful as Kitchen FInks, but at 4cmc... This is not even close.

Should have costed the same as Finks.. and should have been a 2/3 creature... That would have been balanced against Finks.

Would so much rather have Geralf's messenger.

+ Melira, Sylvok Outcast and a sac outlet, this is your big nosed machine-gun.

The thing to remember is that in a good Goblin deck, this creature won't be a 2/2 the first time he hits the table. Even with just one Lord, he'll do 3 damage on his first entry and 2 when he returns, which is fairly significant.

"Should have costed the same as Finks.. and should have been a 2/3 creature... That would have been balanced against Finks."

No, it shouldn't have the same CC and PT as the Kitchen Finks, and it would be totally unbalanced due to the effect the Murderous Redcap has. The Kitchen Finks prolong the game, the Murderous Redcap ends the game faster. Reducing the CC simply speeds the game up by increasing the power of the Murderous Redcap beyond what the Kitchen Finks is capable of stalling out.

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed works just as well as Melira, Sylvok Outcast and doesn't require running green, just costs more mana. Just a trade off of another color in the deck for higher mana cost, but if your sac engine is Ashnod's Altar then you have the mana off the first sac.

Sigil Captain gives the best damage output, since Murderous Redcap would enter as a 3/3 every time off his ability but that requires 2 extra colors, more viable with Phyrexian Altar as your sac engine.