An updated version of Juzám Djinn. It's a bit worse, though, without any sort of evasion to accompany the added loss of life.
Zulp
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(7 votes)
Awesome flavor text and art, despite being a sub-par creature.
Franconomicon
★★★☆☆ (4.0/5.0)(12 votes)
The other day playing with a friend... First Turn. :) Swamp Tap to add One black mana Dark ritual, Dark ritual... add 5 manas, and... Grinning Demon Enchanted with Vampiric Link :P
CrossroadsDemon
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(7 votes)
This Bad Guy is cool and among the mana-cheapest Demons in Magic.
WoC should create some lesser 2-3 CMC Demons so we could play with a real Demon Tribal deck and get really rid of all those Freaky Imps from The Divine vs Demonic Decks..Do you listen Wizzards??? Give us finally some ways to make a real respectfull Demon Deck and Kick some Angelic @$$ at last!!!!!!!
4wallz
★★☆☆☆ (2.6/5.0)(4 votes)
Decent creature. Like his art and flavor text. Card is decent but not the best. Still the fact he has morph can be helpful.
theabyss
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(4 votes)
he is a total beat down monster
LasherHN
★☆☆☆☆ (1.6/5.0)(4 votes)
I wonder what's so funny. This guy is nothing compared to Chimney Imp
"CHEESE!" *click* "Nice pic, Eldurgrumbul, you looked fantastic." *sniff sniff* "Love to stay and chat, but there's people screaming over there" *Runs off*
Vadoff
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(4 votes)
This guy USED to be good, but now there's been so much powercreeping that he's just less than mediocre.
blindthrall
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This guy can really mongle some kock.
DarthParallax
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
@CrossroadsDemon:
Is Kaalia good enough for ya?! xD
I realize you might hate Angels. May I suggest Fallen Angel and Crypt Angel though? Especially Crypt Angel, with Kaalia...3:DDD
Atali
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Basically, you can look at him as a 3-drop that uses up your mana on the next turn as well. He attacks as soon as you have 4 mana, and skips his first upkeep payment.
Andromeiylochk
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I would be grinning like that too if I were for a 6/6.
Shannnnoonn
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Funny thing... Was in a sealed deck tourney for onslaught... I pulled a bunch of great cards... But I got 1 legend... Kamahel, the green one.... One of the other rares was mobilization... So I went green and white mostly... It was a pretty good deck.... Well my friend went mono black... His kill guy was grinning demon... I have 1 thing to say... He's good aginst everything but white... One word.... Pacifism.,. That demon killed me one round, and him two rounds... 3/5... He is fat tho....
zenitramleirdag
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.8/5.0)(2 votes)
yes ladnarud, this seems like a poor man's Abyssal Persecutor. too bad it doesn't have any ability to complement its high power, even if its only either one of percy's 2 abilities..or even a situational one like fear..
maybe something like that, im not sure though how competetive it would be in today's meta..
mikeymillz
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
As a kid, this card really stood out to me. Creepy. Powerful. And just downright fun to bring out my against my friends.
OwlSolar
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
"Here at Wizards of the Coast, we believe in gentleness and love and smiles. That's why when our creatures 'fight,' they hug each other and make friends! We try to avoid icky, scary things like spiders, snakes, and demons. But be on the lookout for the following cards: Basket Full of Kittens, Lollipop Elemental, Bracers of Sparkliness, Circle of Protection: Cooties, and My Pink Unicorn Friend.
"So in short, we would never, ever, ever print anything gross like a Demon in a million million years. Unless it was a fun, happy demon. Like a Grinning Demon, for example. That would be super fun!"
JimmyNoobPlayer
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The scent of your screams is attracting Grinning Demons.
Lay off the garlic, man.
kazenpaus
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
He's grinning because he's trolling the complainers who managed to make R&D stop making Demons for the seven years before this.
001010011100101110
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I imagine that when it's a morphed 2/2 it's just a regular demon... until you pay 4 and it starts grinning and owning face.
Combofriend
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Great art! Also a (morphable) 6/6 for 4 is great. Especially in suicide black you have board control and card advantage plus dark rituals to ramp him out quicker. Nice ode to Juzam Djinn! Phyrexian Scuta is probably the better card but I just like the flavour and art of this card most and began playing the game during this block. Super underrated card! 4/5
demonknight18
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This needs a reprint!
cactido
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Anyone talking about needing to offset his life loss or him being a sub-par creature has no idea how a competitive constructed environment works. Here's a good way to "offset" losing two life per turn: start hitting your opponent for six life with a four drop. This card is fantastic.
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Percy and Desecration Demon continue this guy's legacy, and in a lot of ways this guy is still better than the latter. In Demon tribal this and Liege of the Pit were your 3-drops and *you liked it.* I still use him in some casual beat-downs. He embodies the black "sacrifice for power" thing (your life total) and is threateningly huge; even by today's standards he's a beater.
A note; Zoetic Cavern can keep him safe by offering up something to eat a kill spell.
Comments (26)
First Turn. :)
Swamp
Tap to add One black mana
Dark ritual, Dark ritual... add 5 manas, and... Grinning Demon Enchanted with Vampiric Link
:P
WoC should create some lesser 2-3 CMC Demons so we could play with a real Demon Tribal deck and get really rid of all those Freaky Imps from The Divine vs Demonic Decks..Do you listen Wizzards??? Give us finally some ways to make a real respectfull Demon Deck and Kick some Angelic @$$ at last!!!!!!!
This guy is nothing compared to Chimney Imp
"Nice pic, Eldurgrumbul, you looked fantastic."
*sniff sniff* "Love to stay and chat, but there's people screaming over there" *Runs off*
Is Kaalia good enough for ya?! xD
I realize you might hate Angels. May I suggest Fallen Angel and Crypt Angel though? Especially Crypt Angel, with Kaalia...3:DDD
still, you can build your deck around him, with cards like maybe innocent blood, cabal therapy, gatekeeper of malakir(you can kick your own creatures), diabolic edict and vampire nighthawk to offset the life loss..
maybe something like that, im not sure though how competetive it would be in today's meta..
"So in short, we would never, ever, ever print anything gross like a Demon in a million million years. Unless it was a fun, happy demon. Like a Grinning Demon, for example. That would be super fun!"
Lay off the garlic, man.
4/5
A note; Zoetic Cavern can keep him safe by offering up something to eat a kill spell.