This dude rocks. When I don't play him for a while I tend to forget how much ass he kicks- but I swear whenever he does anything it's crucial and this card wins games.
Volcre
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(6 votes)
The second ability can be ignored in most cases but a 4/4 for 5 in red is pretty good already and repeatable burn at a reasonable price never gets old...
cadenblade
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(4 votes)
Love this card when he's equipped with Kusari-gama and you attack with a creature that has provoke. His second ability is bound to *** off any black players who rely on their graveyard for strategy.
Omenchild
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.8/5.0)(5 votes)
yeah you can just cut off the 2nd ability 90% of the time
DutchSanta
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Those saying you can just ignore Kumano's 2nd ability seem to have forgotten what deathtouch is...Kumano + Basilisk Collar FTW
thrallallmighty
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(2 votes)
this card is Awesome! You can kill all his troops with his ability! Its true his second ability isnt used much, but against spirit deks theirs shoulshift taktick doesnt work. In almoast all cases he is GAME WINNER! Absolute 5/5
Kryptnyt
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
I'm gonna try him as an EDH general. He seems fair, he can attack, and jab at weenies/utilities and also life points, getting to 21 damage could take a bit of effort though...
eightballfreek
★★☆☆☆ (2.7/5.0)(3 votes)
Personally I use the fact that he's a shaman in my red/green mana engine deck (along with Sachi, Daughter of Seshiro: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=80254). Not only does he become a 4/4 mana-generating hero, but you can really sink a lot of mana into his damage-dealing ability if you use Orochi Leafcaller at the same time (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=50319). {:¬)
SweetZombiJesus
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(3 votes)
The second ability was great for the block; Dragons exiled instead of triggering their death ability or soulshift creatures were owned by this guy.
Great is sealed deck, and great in casual. 4.5/5
Red-White
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Kinda good card,good for any mana deck ,or just in a normal red burn deck. as evrey otehr this one can die to removal ,it will remove more cards before itself is gone . so i think this is kinda good card,nice to have .
Wow, previewed Innistrad mythic rare Olivia Voldaren steals some thunder from this guy (though there are many differences). Here she is:
2 Legendary Vampire 3/3 Flying : Olivia Voldaren deals 1 damage to another target creature. That creature becomes a Vampire in addition to its other types. Put a +1/+1 counter on Olivia Voldaren. : Gain control of target Vampire for as long as you control Olivia Voldaren.
luca_barelli
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(3 votes)
Yeah, but you can't play Olivia Voldaren in a mono-red deck. This guy is much better than his Pupils or his Blessing, that's for sure.
brunsbr103
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(5 votes)
again, just add deathtouch and you can exile any creature for 2 mana. Olivia Voldaren doesn't want to exile things, she wants to gain control of them. Completely different cards.
He's actually really effective as an EDH general. Yeah, it takes a little while to actually win with him, but in the meanwhile, you can take out all of their creatures (including their general, repeatedly) to buy you that time. And if you're on a budget, you can always just stick a bunch of extra mountains in your deck, since you'll always have use for more mana (though obviously, it helps to have more mana acceleration, and equipment that triggers on the creature doing damage).
@ brunsbr103 again, just add deathtouch and you can exile any creature for 2 mana.
No, you can't. You can destroy any creature for , and if that creature would be destroyed (and put in a graveyard), it is exiled instead.
Exiling is a much more powerful mechanic than destroying, and the two shouldn't be confused. That combo would not allow you to remove indestructible or regenerating creatures, while it would remove the cards it did affect from the game.
With all of these cards on the field and active, one Mountain can tap for 5 Red Mana, utilizing Heartstone for R -> 1 Damage instead of 1R -> 1 Damage, then doubling the damage for Furnace, Gratuitous, Dicatate and then Quest, will lead to a total of 16 damage per 1 damage for 1 red. So 80 damage per Mountain. Not even Koth's ultimate can do that. Give him infect to make him kill an opponent quicker without all of those cards on the field. Give him lifelink to keep yourself alive. Godo can be used to fetch both him and his weapon. The deck is sleek, fast, and has answers. Everything RED needs to be an EDH.
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You can kill all his troops with his ability!
Its true his second ability isnt used much,
but against spirit deks theirs shoulshift taktick doesnt work.
In almoast all cases he is GAME WINNER!
Absolute 5/5
Great is sealed deck, and great in casual. 4.5/5
as evrey otehr this one can die to removal ,it will remove more cards before itself is gone . so i think this is kinda good card,nice to have .
2
Legendary Vampire
3/3 Flying
again, just add deathtouch and you can exile any creature for 2 mana.
No, you can't. You can destroy any creature for
Exiling is a much more powerful mechanic than destroying, and the two shouldn't be confused. That combo would not allow you to remove indestructible or regenerating creatures, while it would remove the cards it did affect from the game.
/end-rant at 2 year old comment
With all of these cards on the field and active, one Mountain can tap for 5 Red Mana, utilizing Heartstone for R -> 1 Damage instead of 1R -> 1 Damage, then doubling the damage for Furnace, Gratuitous, Dicatate and then Quest, will lead to a total of 16 damage per 1 damage for 1 red. So 80 damage per Mountain. Not even Koth's ultimate can do that. Give him infect to make him kill an opponent quicker without all of those cards on the field. Give him lifelink to keep yourself alive. Godo can be used to fetch both him and his weapon. The deck is sleek, fast, and has answers. Everything RED needs to be an EDH.