A little expensive, but a nice ability overall. A bit like Searing Blaze. Because of the landfall I'd definitely favour Searing Blaze. Not a horrible card though, fo sho.
Lunarblade
★★☆☆☆ (2.7/5.0)(5 votes)
With Basilisk Collar the card reads; "Tap to destroy target creature, deals one damage to that creatures controler and you gain one health." 4.5/10.
ScissorsLizard
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
Overcosted? 3 mana is par with the course for pingers. If it had cost 2, he'd have been overpowered. I think he's actually better than many pingers; you don't have to choose between hitting the player and hitting the creature- the Ickspitter lets you do both.
I know, sometimes he'll fall flat. He's dependent on the opponent having a targetable creature out there, but Rakdos is all about risk, isn't it? And how often do you see a blank field on the other side?
Add a Quietus Spike or Venomous Fangs to Ickspitter, and you've got a creature destroyer, as well as a player pinger all in one.
frommerman
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Give this infect. Much better at anything. Give it deathtouch also and you have something way overpowered.
http404error
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Lunarblade: you mean one LIFE, right? XD
TheSwarm
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
That is awesome, I want one.
RedAtrocitus
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Like every girl I ever met. Always ickspitting...
Ideatog
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
ICK!
Not a bad card. For the same cost as Prodigal X, you can ping a creature and hit your opp. with life loss- much harder to prevent. However, also complete bolt-bait, so best in a deck which runs haste effects to raise your chances of getting to use the ability. A note:
{R} Shower of Sparks = roughly equivalent to using the ability once.
For when you can't decide if you should ping the player or the creature
REDWOODTREEFOLK
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Direct damage to 2 targets in one turn! This card is underrated
Smoke_Stack
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Can't believe this guy didn't get a reprint in RTR. I mean, he's Rakdos, Lord of Riots best friend. Alternately, he's great even if your opponent has a big creature because you can ping your opponent at the end if their turn. 20 turn clock but if Orzhov's extort mechanic has shown us anything, its that those points add up.
MasterOfCruelties
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
You know, If you had a Prodigal Pyromancer, And your opponent controlled no creatures, it would only be able to ping for one. This card just attacks for one. Just because your opponent controls no creatures doesn't mean that it isn't useless.
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So-so card I suppouse.
I know, sometimes he'll fall flat. He's dependent on the opponent having a targetable creature out there, but Rakdos is all about risk, isn't it? And how often do you see a blank field on the other side?
Not a bad card. For the same cost as Prodigal X, you can ping a creature and hit your opp. with life loss- much harder to prevent. However, also complete bolt-bait, so best in a deck which runs haste effects to raise your chances of getting to use the ability. A note:
{R} Shower of Sparks = roughly equivalent to using the ability once.
{2}{R} Lunge = roughly equivalent to two uses.