I would like to know, if you attacked with him and someone blocked with the progenitus, if damage would go through?
SavageBrain89
★★☆☆☆ (2.9/5.0)(5 votes)
Ouch, thats one painful ability.
kroen
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(7 votes)
Yes. Damage would go through protection. Awesome card.
Jokergius
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(6 votes)
I like the art of the card...except how his other arm looks like (the regular arm). It looks...awkward...BUT anyways, PAINFUL ability! Progenitus, BEWARE!!
He can't kill Progenitus because Progenitus can't be blocked because of the specific rules of Protection. Only if Progenitus blocks this can it have a chance to kill the hydra.
It should read "Damage that would be dealt by Excruciator can't be prevented... except by any of your opponents puny chump blockers because this creature has no evasion."
Sorry, but this is a "meh" rare. 3/5
BrutalJim
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(6 votes)
Love the name, love the art, love the flavor text, hate the card. Sucks they would make everything about this card amazing except the actual card.
Paleopaladin
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
Wouldn't a Tangle Asp with Lure be a cheaper way to kill a blocking Progenitus?
Anyhow, I enjoy combining Excruciator with Fog in casual games. My damage is dealt, yours isn't!
The cool thing is his ability can overide other effects to cause some really weird situations. Suddenly cards read "No creatures except excruciator deal damage this turn" or "excruciator deals damage equal to it's power to target creature. That creature doesn't deal damage equal to its power to excruciator". If anyone knows some sort of spell that makes a creature cause damage equal to its power unless a certain condition is met this would be the time to pipe up. You know like, Whenever a creature attacks it deals damage to target player equal to its power unless that player sacrifices a permanent"
justicarphaeton
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
This is actually a pretty big body for 8 mana in red, by old standards, at least. Though red has more aggressively costed dragons that get the job done better nowadays.
Blackworm_Bloodworm
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(3 votes)
They should keyword its ability or something, and use it on more cards. I'd love to see it more, it's short and to the point, but very effective and flavorful for its color.
Atali
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(3 votes)
It really needs first strike, as is it's too situational to mainboard, and too expensive to sideboard (also too expensive to mainboard)
StagemasterK
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Some times i skim the rules text, so i read it: Damage the would be dealt buy Excruciator is prevented.
So i was trying to think of a combo and looked at the cost and reread it.
JFM2796
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Because damage prevention needed hosing.
Mike-C
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
Where a mouth should be.. There ISN'T one.. Looks like there'll be no talking things out with this dude..
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Personally I'd use something like Soul's Fire.
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The APL (Anti Progenitus League)
Etregan; your idea would be good if you could target Progenitus with Soul's Fire.
Sorry, but this is a "meh" rare. 3/5
Anyhow, I enjoy combining Excruciator with Fog in casual games. My damage is dealt, yours isn't!
Damage the would be dealt buy Excruciator is prevented.
So i was trying to think of a combo and looked at the cost and reread it.