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The worst Warchief of all. Only plus is that it's 1/3 not 1/1.

3/5 since it could be used be all blue decks that concentrate on creature type (Wizards, Merfolk and others)

Good in an Illusion tribal deck, since it comes 'free' with the illusion type reduction already and on the turn it is cast. Also fun in multiplayer, where you can barter with enemies or bolster allies by using your creature to make theirs cheaper.

Hmm, how about Myr, or Construct?

This whole cycle's flavour is that they use the Moxen around their necks ^_^

@Mode. . Then how would you know it's wearing a Mox?

This plus Krovikan Mist and you can make a tribal Illusion deck.

@SpedGuy: This does not make the other player's creature spells cost cheaper. The card states "Creatures spells you play", thus it only works for the controller of this card.

I find him pretty useful in a changeling zoo deck, especially once you get a runed stalactite on him.

"I find him pretty useful in a changeling zoo deck, especially once you get a runed stalactite on him."

That still only reduces the cost of any creature by one colorless mana. Since changelings are already all illusions, I'm not entirely sure why you're running the Stalactite.

Might he be useful in a Sliver deck? "All Slivers cost one less to cast" seems pretty useful to me, and they didn't already have their own Warchief.

Plus, of course, he'd also get all the sliver bonuses while his ability is activated, though that might not be so useful with him being tapped.

@Mode
Actually, it's not supposed to be a mox. All of the warchiefs are actually wearing the medallion cycle from tempest, not the mox cycle from alpha. It was a play on a previous card but not the moxes, these creatures don't create mana. It's medallions, which make your spells of the appropriate color cost 1 less.

"That still only reduces the cost of any creature by one colorless mana. Since changelings are already all illusions, I'm not entirely sure why you're running the Stalactite."

Guys the reason runed stalactite is awesome with this and other changelings, is that the changelings are every creature type as well. How many different creature types can you name off , beast soldier wizard warrior berserker human. Whatever, the point is it checks with each creature type, so now changelings only cost a colored mana to play.

@Bufzar
Mistform Warchief has an ability that says, "Creature spells you cast that share a creature type with Mistform Warchief cost 1 less to cast."
It doesn't say, "Creature spells cost 1 less to cast for every creature type they share with Mistform Warchief."
His ability is a true or false statement. You will only ever get the discount once.

I always liked the art on this duder. Two headed ghost beast! Sneakin' around in the ol' cotton mill.

I would have prefered a "Raven Guild Warchief" or "Riptide Warchief" for Wizards much more than this.
No tribal deck will be able to make use of such an "universal" warchief that may reduce the cost of a specific type, yet doesn't come with a second useful ability like the other warchiefs do.
On top of this, regarding flavor, the Mox it is wearing doesn't look like a Mox Sapphire.

Edit (since 2009/8/24):
@OpeeFomenom oops, that's what i meant actually.
Because Sapphire Medallion looks much different with the gold scarab ornamentation around it. Without that it'd just be a Sapphire :D (I reckon Mistform Warchief's thing around his neck obviously does look like a medallion with this particular Sapphire inside it, though.)

Now that there's some tribal love for them, this dude might find use in an Illusion deck afterall, since he halves the cost of all those Illusions. He won't be able to reduce the cost of Lord of the Unreal, but his ability might still have some use if you throw in another non-Illusion. Like Meloku the Clouded Mirror or something.

It's basically a Llanowar Elves for Blue. Reduces the mana of any creature type.

T1: Forest, Llanowar Elves.
T2: Island, Mistform Warchief.
T3: Island, "Type: Shapeshifter" = Superman.

Helps in an Illusion tribal with things like Krovikan Mist and Lord of the Unreal.

Also, don't forget that he can change his type every turn. Even if you run a deck with all kinds of creatures, Mistform Warchief can never be irrelevant.

Gozer the Gozerian: "Are you a GOD?"
Mistform Warchief: "Uhhhh..." ** "Yeah."
Gozer the Gozerian: "Oh, well, alrighty then. Sorry to have troubled you."
Mistform Warchief: *phew*