Jihad's not bad with all that extra power, but I'd rarely play it over either the cheaper Crusade or more stable Glorious Anthem.
Guest57443454
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(3 votes)
An interesting definition of jihad in the magic universe...Crusade is much easier to play than this, although the extra point of power is nice...
Mode
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
the one point of extra power really matters, i'd in some cases prefer it to either the anthem or crusade in a mono-white deck. But all of them are in most mono-white decks not as good as Honor of the Pure.
mrredhatter
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(7 votes)
MTG please reprint this card!
doolydooly
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(7 votes)
haha, this card is pretty much impossible to reprint because:
1) they won't print a card called Jihad these days 2) it's on the Reserved List anyways
so even if they WANTED to reprint it, they couldn't even do a simple rename and do a functional reprint, it would have to be changed entirely, so chances are pretty slim
Arthindole
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(5 votes)
A lalalalalalala!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
achilleselbow
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5.0)(17 votes)
New card idea!
9/11 Destroy two target nonbasic lands.
...too soon?
Edit: I guess it should require you to sacrifice two creatures with flying? Or maybe gain control of two of your opponent's creatures with flying, then sacrifice them.
nibelheim_valesti
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(6 votes)
@achilleselbow: - Sorcery - Destroy X target creatures and X target nonbasic lands.
I'd play it.
dacow
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
i kinda like this card. the +2 part is very nice. I like using this card in conjunction with crusade because i've been playing alot of multiplayer games lately. While Crusade is pretty much better, in multiplayer having multiple white weenie decks on your team becomes quite fun or the other ww players will be less likely to put the smackdown on you. We had a casual emperor tournmanet where we had this, Divine Sacrament, and crusade...needless to say our creatures were just flatout massive and steamrolled on through through most of the tournament
Gishra
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(11 votes)
...can you REALLY play Jihad and Crusade together? Wouldn't your deck blow up?
ZombieSnail
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
LAWL
Chamale
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(5 votes)
I mentioned this to my friend when I cast Crusade, and he just didn't believe this existed. Always fun to look at old cards like this.
land_comment
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(8 votes)
This doesn't seem PC (Politically Correct) to me.
RikerBlake
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(5 votes)
I want this card just for the name. It's so bad@ss.
Equinox523
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
I find it interesting it gives white creatures Unholy Strength rather than Holy Strength. This is actually quite playable, and a solid mono-white option, especially if you use Pacifism or Faith's Fetters and the like to lock down one of their permanents to keep it running.
Have this in a Hazezon Tamar EDH deck. Makes all his little Sand Warriors 3/2s. Yes, I get the joke, no, that's not why I put it in there. I like using my older cards, especially when they're actually useful. isn't hard to pull off at all, and keeping this in play isn't all that hard. Name someone's general. You get a beefed up army, and you basically just painted a target on an opponent.
DarthParallax
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(7 votes)
lol- a faith-shifted version of Crusade. :P
Shadoflaam
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
9/11 Enchantment Creatures you control have flying and deathtouch. Sacrifice two creatures with flying and ~: Destroy 2 target lands. Your opponents must pay to play lands for the remainder of the game.
brockdjwest
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@Shadoflaam I had a good laugh... and now I'm going to hell.
vesterpop
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Jihad: Giving your creatures the racial intolerance they need to cleanse the battlefield of other colors and creeds.
DrJack
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
While you guys are making 9/11 terrorism jokes, I figured someone would have made a reference to Tower of Calamities or something.
NimNams
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
What if your opponent only has a single card of a colour in play? The wording of Jihad says 'cards', which suggests plural...would it still work for a single card?
pzbw7z
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This card was a favorite of mine, but it rarely worked out well. Pacifism would have helped greatly.
The idea was to get this into play, attack with my Camels and Abu Ja'fars and then play Army of Allah. Good times were had when it worked.
Maroon_Lotus
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
On the reserved list for a good reason. No way this could ever be reprinted in a post-9/11 world.
azure_drake222222
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
When wouldn't that person have permanents of the chosen color?
omni8000
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I wait with held breathe for the day that I am sure they will inevidably reprint this card... With a new name of course, but like that would be as fun
Lifegainwithbite
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I miss the days when anything related to Islam wasn't taboo.. and I'm not even Muslim.
thevegetable
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
what, no igo, the hungry tokens? poor marketing, wizards...
BongRipper420
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Put this in your Heliod EDH deck.
bduddy
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card doesn't belong on the Reserved List, it belongs on the Super-Reserved List. Black Lotus will be reprinted before this is.
SilentNondoer
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I had a Jihad and Crusade out against my friend recently. We were both entertained.
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But all of them are in most mono-white decks not as good as Honor of the Pure.
1) they won't print a card called Jihad these days
2) it's on the Reserved List anyways
so even if they WANTED to reprint it, they couldn't even do a simple rename and do a functional reprint, it would have to be changed entirely, so chances are pretty slim
9/11
Destroy two target nonbasic lands.
...too soon?
Edit: I guess it should require you to sacrifice two creatures with flying? Or maybe gain control of two of your opponent's creatures with flying, then sacrifice them.
I'd play it.
Enchantment
Creatures you control have flying and deathtouch.
Sacrifice two creatures with flying and ~: Destroy 2 target lands. Your opponents must pay
I had a good laugh... and now I'm going to hell.
The idea was to get this into play, attack with my Camels and Abu Ja'fars and then play Army of Allah. Good times were had when it worked.
With a new name of course, but like that would be as fun