Most creatures have a high enough power that they kill themselves this way. This card is a cheap way to steadily kill creatures.
thelittleupsman
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(5 votes)
too bad it takes so much to use it's ability...gimme a royal assassin anyday
Rainyday2012
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(7 votes)
Apparantly As sas sin is a very naughty word.
Now that I look at it - could it be that the art is supposed to be from one of her victims' perspective?
Designer_Genes
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(3 votes)
She is well worth her cost, but not worth putting in a constructed deck, which is unfortunate, with such an interesting ability.
Lege
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5.0)(4 votes)
The only use I find for this card is pumping a creature that gets counters from damage. She would really shine if the activation cost was BB as well, though, it's a bit overpriced right now.
Donovan_Fabian
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Considering that a prodigal pyromancer costs 3 and she only costs 2 and can pretty much kill most creatures or at least finish off a blocker shes above the power curve for cards that tap to hurt creatures. She's actually especially decent for black decks in general, making it difficult for your opponent to keep anything in play from a very early point in the game.
Snaxme
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
A reusable removal. That's always nice.
A3Kitsune
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Good way to kill off a creature you cast Vampiric Link on, especially in response to your opponent trying to get rid of the aura.
Qazior
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Cost and activation cost could be changed, otherwise it's cool
daemonfrog
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(9 votes)
Oh, nice Emrakul, the aeons torn! Mind if it kills itself?
Guest57443454
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
This is a interesting card, I would prefer a activation cost, or at least 2 toughness, but once you get this online and working, this can screw opponent's plans quickly...
Azazyel
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(5 votes)
This card, I think, represents everything that was good about Kamigawa and everything that went wrong: kickass art (the foil is glorious), awesome flavor and an incredible ability, but woefully overcosted and with underpowered stats (a backlash against power creep which we can thank the hilariously broken Mirrodin block for).
iNathan
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
i love this card! cool artwork and nice ability BUT i just wish she was stronger than that, at least be able to not get slapped off the field by something as simple as a Shock lol
Mudbutt_on
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I'm not sure what kind of stats people are expecting from a 2-drop. You want it to survive Shock? Lightning Bolt? Meh.
But the ability is WAY too costly. Considering Royal As$as$in taps for nothing, this one shouldn't cost more than 2 black mana.
Revan312
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
She was obviously made for Ragged Veins, she's expensive otherwise, but with veins, she's amazing for damage and killing ability.
"...your creature deals damage to itself equal to its power." "So? its toughness is greater." "Your creature has wither >:) "
ClockworkSwordfish
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(7 votes)
Suck it, 14/1 elemental token
divine_exodus
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
@daemonfrog
Emrakul has protection from colored spells....
Anyways, this card is very nice. True, she is a bit weak, but play this against a deathtouch deck and watch them cry...
RaLuna
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(12 votes)
"2BB, T: Target creature commits suicide."
ExiledSacredSoul
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
great for edh format
ChampionofSquee
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
@divine_exodus: once kiku can activate her ability she's not a spell anymore, that's why you can o-ring Emrakul. It's not a spell once it hits the battlefield. His ability only protects him from doom blade, plummet, etc.
Lyoncet
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Wow, I knew Arty Shovelhead hasn't had the happiest life, but who would have thought that he could be driven to suicide for 2BB?
Enemy_Tricolor
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(16 votes)
Last seen sitting on top of Emrakul, repeatedly saying, "stop hitting yourself".
Boakes2047
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@divine_exodus Umm, Kiku isn't a spell while she is on the battlefield. She is a permanent, not a spell. A fireball for 15 damage wouldn't be able to target emrakul because fireball doesn't become a permanent, it remains a spell. There is a huge difference between something being a spell and being a permanent.
This is why clone can kill emrakul, because because it enters the battlefield as emrakul.
desolation_masticore
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Works well with Training grounds. Forcing creatures to commit Hara-Kiri is hilarious.
Sironos
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Kill a hard casted emrakul before it can attack? Yes please. This is awesome, a 5 star without question, being able to kill off creatures at 4CMC repeatedly is incredible.
Diminish orsnakeform coupled with Kiku or Kiku's Shadow= able to kill anything. sure its a little extra mana, but goodbye doran, ornithopter, and anything else that can be targeted.
Now with Innistrad's keyword 'fights' her ability could now be Errata'ed to "Target creature fights itself."
RikerBlake
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Heh. At least Azusa won't die to Kiku's ability, so she have nothing to worry about.
TherealphatMatt
★★☆☆☆ (2.9/5.0)(4 votes)
I suppose it'd be too much to ask for an errata reading "Target creature fights itself"?
imsully2
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Vhati il-Dal
Kryptnyt
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Repercussion Also, have you seen her up close? Female Eddie Murphy.
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Eternal Torment takes care of almost any problem this could run into as well. No damage prevention, no indestructibility; it's in color, and it's on curve.
Khazpar
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@TherealphatMatt If a creature somehow fights itself, it will deal twice its power to itself.
Hunter06
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Toshiro Umezawa aperently had sexual relations with this woman O.O
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Now that I look at it - could it be that the art is supposed to be from one of her victims' perspective?
But the ability is WAY too costly. Considering Royal As$as$in taps for nothing, this one shouldn't cost more than 2 black mana.
"Oh, you put out Kozilek, Butcher of Truth? Well he takes 12 and so do you.."
4/5
"So? its toughness is greater."
"Your creature has wither >:) "
Emrakul has protection from colored spells....
Anyways, this card is very nice. True, she is a bit weak, but play this against a deathtouch deck and watch them cry...
This is why clone can kill emrakul, because because it enters the battlefield as emrakul.
Kiku was supposed to be a babe!
"
Doran, the Siege Tower: *brushes off shoulder*
...this is possibly the only creature in the game that can kill an Emrakul, but not an Ornithopter. :)
Also, have you seen her up close? Female Eddie Murphy.
If a creature somehow fights itself, it will deal twice its power to itself.
3.5/5, for killing Emrakul
*taps four mana*