Plunge into Darkness single-handedly makes Near-Death Experience playable. Plunge into death, emerge into victory. It doesn't even matter what you found.
Heartbreak_two
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
One of the pillars of my deck.
As you know sacrificing a creature doesn't always have to be something negative. That's why I use this card in combo with Butcher of Malakir.
If I have 3 Butchers in game and if I sacrifice only one of my creatures, the opponent has to sacrifice 3 of his creatures. Then I use Death Denied to put the sacrificed creatures back into my hand. And if these are creatures with kicker & multikicker abilities, I can (multi)kick them all over again :). For instance Bloodhusk Ritualist and Gatekeeper of Malakir. And if I have Lim-Dûl the Necromancer ingame I can get control of the creatures my opponents sacrifices. This only my midgame/lategame strategy though.
rctoons
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(3 votes)
sacrifice bitterblossom faeries and get the life lost back
oj48
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Use with living end/death, sacrifice any creatures you have to gain life, then get them all back anyway. nice.
Pay 50 life and you get a demonic tutor that exiles your library after it resolves! WOOT!!
Ragamander
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(2 votes)
@ whisperwalk
Agreed...except that it can matter what you found, if you were digging for a copy of Angel's Grace in order to survive the lethal Lightning Bolt that you will soon find directed straight to your face, either as soon as Plunge into Darkness resolves or immediately before Near-Death Experience's trigger gets a chance to resolve. You can only hope (A) that you will manage to dig deep enough to find a copy of Angel's Grace, (B) that your opponent lacks the appropriate cards or the necessary mana to burn you both during his end step and at the beginning of your upkeep, and finally (C) that you are actually looking for a second copy of Angel's Grace, because we all know that your opponent will always have both the second burn spell and the mana to cast it.
So yeah, Plunge into Darkness is actually even better for Near-Death Experience than one may initially think: not only does it let you set your life to 1 at instant speed (making it a win condition that allows only a narrow window of opportunity for your opponent to disrupt the combo), but it also helps you find cards to stop that disruption if they happen to have it. It wins you the game and protects itself. Awesome.
Oh, did I mention that it's also really good for turning your disposable creatures into life and for digging out whatever card you need at the moment (such as a combo-piece that may or may not be related to Near-Death Experience, or answers like Negate) at instant speed, like in response to Wrath of God or at the end of your opponent's turn?
Crazy card, both effects are a lot more advantageous than you'd expect. Sac-ing creatures isn't always bad, and losing life isn't always bad.
And even better at instant speed with Entwine. This card is probably one of my faves from the Mirrodin block just due to how much thought has to be put into using it.
feedbacker
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This has to be the blackest card I've ever seen, very interesting take on deck searching for just the right card... Whats the most evil card this card could find?
SAUS3
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Such good design. The only thing I think that holds people back from using this is the exile. This card is awesome. Instant speed too! 5/5
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Sidenote- You could pick 50 or something, but wouldnt have time to cast angel's grace or something without losing the game.
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As you know sacrificing a creature doesn't always have to be something negative.
That's why I use this card in combo with Butcher of Malakir.
If I have 3 Butchers in game and if I sacrifice only one of my creatures, the opponent has to sacrifice 3 of his creatures. Then I use Death Denied to put the sacrificed creatures back into my hand. And if these are creatures with kicker & multikicker abilities, I can (multi)kick them all over again :). For instance Bloodhusk Ritualist and Gatekeeper of Malakir. And if I have Lim-Dûl the Necromancer ingame I can get control of the creatures my opponents sacrifices. This only my midgame/lategame strategy though.
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Agreed...except that it can matter what you found, if you were digging for a copy of Angel's Grace in order to survive the lethal Lightning Bolt that you will soon find directed straight to your face, either as soon as Plunge into Darkness resolves or immediately before Near-Death Experience's trigger gets a chance to resolve. You can only hope (A) that you will manage to dig deep enough to find a copy of Angel's Grace, (B) that your opponent lacks the appropriate cards or the necessary mana to burn you both during his end step and at the beginning of your upkeep, and finally (C) that you are actually looking for a second copy of Angel's Grace, because we all know that your opponent will always have both the second burn spell and the mana to cast it.
So yeah, Plunge into Darkness is actually even better for Near-Death Experience than one may initially think: not only does it let you set your life to 1 at instant speed (making it a win condition that allows only a narrow window of opportunity for your opponent to disrupt the combo), but it also helps you find cards to stop that disruption if they happen to have it. It wins you the game and protects itself. Awesome.
Oh, did I mention that it's also really good for turning your disposable creatures into life and for digging out whatever card you need at the moment (such as a combo-piece that may or may not be related to Near-Death Experience, or answers like Negate) at instant speed, like in response to Wrath of God or at the end of your opponent's turn?
It's also hilarious with Plague of Vermin, or if you're digging for Second Sunrise.
And even better at instant speed with Entwine. This card is probably one of my faves from the Mirrodin block just due to how much thought has to be put into using it.