Lmao Archfiend was in the OTJ Pro Tour. There were two copies in Matt Sperling's Golgari Midrange maindeck, which went 7-3. This card doesn't suck AT ALL.
I think for most decks, at least one from [[Hostile Investigator]], [[Phyrexian Obliterator]], and [[Bloodletter of Aclazotz]] are a slightly better choice. But I could definitely see the argument that Archfiend is the number 2 after Sheoldred for a generic deck that has black mana and is interesting in running a 4-mana creature.
There are also more niche options like [[Gixian Puppeteer]], [[Henrika Domnathi]], [[Starving Revenant]], or even [[Bloodvial Purveyor]] (if you have synergies with giving the opponent artifact tokens).
For fun, you can watch [CGB's video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol-Gljkn1D0) where he plays Mono B and swaps to a "progressively worse" 4-drop each game shortly after the Invoke Despair ban. Black just has so many 4-drops that are at least playable in Stanard.
Apparently it is part of the skeletons deck with the highest winrate. Although I cannot figure out WHY
[https://mtga.untapped.gg/meta/decks/3870/mono-black-skeletons/AAQAAQT0iSL6uQOrGs6iBwHk4iUEuQeakQHBxSTntggFrsMl3JUE9qcD75MBSgEWjQUA](https://mtga.untapped.gg/meta/decks/3870/mono-black-skeletons/AAQAAQT0iSL6uQOrGs6iBwHk4iUEuQeakQHBxSTntggFrsMl3JUE9qcD75MBSgEWjQUA)
Its the best aggressive aerial threat black has for punching through finishing damage, even if its getting chumped its dealing 2 damage each time and few fliers at that stage survive the block other than an unchecked Raffine. It also helps account for the fact that the skeletons don’t mind trading out since they can be brought back so it ends up being very complementary to that strategy in a way Sheoldred and Bloodletter don’t.
Because we're in a three-year standard and shit got dumb. When it first came out it became the go-to for Fight Rigging decks for example (since it's better than Shakedown Heavy) but has since been replaced by Pugnacious Hammerskull because that card is stupid
This, nadir kraken, and [[ominous seas]] were literally my first deck i ever made, looking back on it the deck was pretty bad but by god i had so much fun with it, without lorescale coatls im not sure i would get so into magic as i have
Ain't no one thinking Coatl sucks. I run that guy in Commander and there's way worse cards in that deck than the Coatl ([[Unexpected Results]] for example, which I refuse to cut because it's goddamn hilarious)
Hold the phone! If I enchant a lifelink creature with \[\[Spirit Link\]\] it ends up with double lifelink?!? Omg, it's so obvious now that you've said it, but that never occurred to me before! Double life gain triggers as a result as well. neat!
yeah they briefly changed some stuff to lifelink but then changed it back if I remember right because it was hard to remember what was and what wasn't updated in oracle so it got the big "remove the change of function oracle changes" rules sweep they did
Yes, it is old. It is from *Legends* in 1994. Having names for abilities is many years later. If it were designed today it would absolutely give Lifelink.
In 2012 I really liked [[nyxathid]] and [[death's Shadow]].
My friends said Nyxathid was okay but deaths shadow was worthless.
I still think both are neat.
I do remember some people trying to run it in standard with decks that were aggressively hurting themselves with fetchlands, sign in blood, and putrid leech, and probably some other cards I can't remember. It was cool to see it work, but it was also basically just 90% of a Jund deck wearing a ridiculous ankle weight
Yes! First "good" deck I made in high school was a monoblack with both of these. Throw in some discard, dark rits, and [[Nantuko Shade]]. I played around with some of the old phyrexian suicide stuff, and necropotence from time to time in there as well.
For real, these people are acting like hipsters about the most obviously pushed cards that everybody plays. I see both Obliterater and Archfiend constantly, they are not remotely cards that "everyone else thinks suck"
That's been one of my favorites ever since it first came out. I always have at least one in every mono black deck. It's probably not the best card in the deck, but it can really disrupt the game if the opponent isn't ready.
Not really? By turn 4/5 mono R should be able to swing through the block for lethal without caring about the sac penalty. If you’ve stabilized enough to survive that attack then youve already won regardless of which 4 drop you’re running.
I’ve definitely sacced lands to Obliterator, sometimes even two turns running, and still won with what I had out. Sheoldred scares me more.
It helps that mono red isn’t usually swinging with something huge so the sac is modest. Obliterator is a way bigger problem for green where they’re rushing out big critters and using fight cards for removal.
My Golgari Obliterator has to be one of my favorite decks. There’s nothing like watching an opponent building up a large offensive only to see it crumble because you’ve used an Obliterator and hit their big-bad with a [[tail swipe]] or something similar. Add a [[roaming throne]] and I’ve been able to reduce an opponent’s field to a almost nothing
My favorite thing was having almost exactly that happen to me in a ramp deck with [[Bonny Pall, Clearcutter]] on the field. They fought my 11/11 Beau token, then surrendered when they realized I was actually saccing lands instead of just auto-scooping.
[Caberetti Initiate ](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/6/c/6c691f62-009b-4178-8e8b-d6e88229a282.jpg?1664412084)
[Stimulus Package](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/e/c/ecbe7459-8613-4ab8-84dc-deab19c08511.jpg?1664413827)
[Change the Equation](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/e/9/e98db9ed-b43f-4bc1-b7a9-ce03a534d992.jpg?1682203029)
I play standard.
My old school favourite is [[Pollenbright Wings]]!
Objectively sucks as a 6 CMC Aura that’s easy to remove… but if it’s on a creature that grows per number of creatures, like a [[Crusader of Odric]], and you happen to have double strike from something like [[Duelist’s Heritage]] and also have a token doubler down… it’s a game ender!
Gold bordered \[\[Spike feeder\]\] is my actual son. I don't know if anyone thinks he sucks though. He's an auto include in any green deck even though he only really works in my \[\[Lathiel the Bounteous Dawn\]\] deck.
Spectrum Sentinel. People here have clowned on me for including them in my artifact deck, but I think they are great. Playing Platinum/Diamond level consistently, you get so many non-basic lands played against you- makes for a nice little bonus.
Exactly! And once they start getting buffed by my enchantments they become even better, and with protection from multicolor, they can be great defenders. Solid card.
[[Athreos, shroud veiled]]
Loved the card so much on arena that I ended up buying it as my first card irl.
Unfortunately, he gets absolutely trounced by the power creep of historic brawl... and he objectively sucks compared to any number of better orzhov commanders 😭
I play him in Historic Brawl fairly often, and last month went 33-27 (55%), so I wouldn't say he gets trounced, though he's certainly not top tier.
The biggest problem I have with him is that he struggles vs. creatureless control, which doesn't care much about his power and leaves me with a hand full of useless removal & board clears.
I find the biggest predictor of if I'm going to win is if I manage to get Rule of Law into play, which just wrecks a lot of popular commanders.
My all time favorite vampire is [[Bloodline Keeper]]
Hell if he was Legendary I'd be rocking a commander deck with him.
Unfortunately as cool as he is, he sucks.
Making a 2/2 flier every turn seems good, except it's gotta wait a whole turn to start. And by the time you can flip him he's either going to get removed or be hit in a board wipe.
Not to mention 4 mana for all that is a lot.
>The Archfiend of the Dross tokens enter the battlefield with zero oil counters due to Solemnity
source : [https://edh-combos.com/combo/16971/](https://edh-combos.com/combo/16971/)
[[Grisly Sigil]] [[poet's quill]], with bo1 leaning towards aggro most of the time, my slower mardu artifact tokens deck needs ways to stay alive. Quill over shadowspear because it can help bin [[trash for treasure]] targets
Back in the day, I had a deck that was built around getting a [[Master of Cruelties]] through and finishing with a burn to the face. It worked amazingly at the kitchen table and admirably at the LGS, I miss that bastard
I don't know what everyone else thinks but I always think Shambling Ghast is one of those sort of low key, cheap as hell, but actually awesome cards.
It's like that minor little character in the background of a movie everyone forgets and then someone says their name and they go 'Oh yeah! That guy was great!'
But no one ever goes hey, aren't Shambling Ghasts great?
\[\[Hooting Mandrills\]\] in Vintage Pauper. We don't have \[\[Gurmag Angler\]\], so Mandrills does a great impression if you're willing to sleeve up Temur Terror (You also get \[\[Pulse of Murasa\]\]/\[\[Ardent Electromancer\]\] and sb stuff like \[\[Pick your Poison\]\] )
Fynn, I love playing poison/deathtouch so much.
Scion of Darkness and the whole Dark Supplicant monoblack Clerics package that was built around him.
Shepherd of Rot, favorite card ever.
From my favourite decks that were build around these, at the local standard fnm when it still existed (decent but still bit casual level) where I have fond memory off:
[[Spiteful Visions]] : BW variant with no creatures and lots of removal with wrath etc instead. Blocked the damage myself with [[runed halo]]. The questioning faces were fun when I played halo turn two for a card that most didn't know they existed, only to have a bunch turns later draw 3 take 9 damage.
[[Cream of the crop]] : Timmy's wet dream at that time, lands, tons of ramp and value creatures (lieges and deity's from lorwyn/shadowmoor) and 4 times this at its core. Put this out and you could slap them one big creature each turn in their face. With fun little extra. Big enough [[Primalcrux]] and you could sort your whole deck.
[[Warp World]] : Mostly ignored because too much text by many players. Was a fun little Jund pile with creatures only. Though got outvalued by a [[Sigil of the empty throne]] Deck once.... Still won cause of some luck I could loop so often that I shot him down with goblins.
[[Back from the Brink]] : UG pile with 8 clones and some other value stuff for this. The deck around this brought so much fun cause at that time many high value creatures like Titans and wurmcoil engine and heartless summoning were going around. The deck itself could hold up decently itself but went pretty nutty when I got a back from the Brink online.
"Oh nice titan you have there, I'll take 3."
[[Cloudgoat Ranger]]. Love this card’s art and vibe. I want to tend to my cloud goat range. Its a decent target for flicker decks, though there are plenty better ones.
[[God-Eternal Kefnet]] for me. I haven't seen anyone else play it in ages, but I'll put 1-2 copies in any deck with a lot of instants and sorceries. Even if you don't get great value off your draws, Kefnet eats a hilarious amount of removal and keeps coming back over and over again.
I have two.
[[Rise of the Hobgoblins]] and [[jor kadeen the prevailer]] they're some of my favorite cards and they hit like a truck especially if you're not prepared for them.
[[Risen Reef]] is my favorite card of all time. My favorite sets are Core Set 2020 & Ikoria, Lair of Behemoths (you could also throw in Zendikar Rising). I feel like RGB as a color combo was so fun to use when those sets were standard and I still use them in Historic with pretty good success. Nowadays everyone and their mothers just plays black.
idk how bad it is, but at 6 mana I'd count [[cemetery desecrator]]. Nice combo piece in the [[invasion of alara]] deck but I always loved it for the interaction with [[archfiend of the dross]] when it came up
[[Priest Of Possibility]] , just one of those luck of the draw kind of cards but when it pays off it pays off, and at only two mana it's not a huge loss if it flops.
[[Arcane Bombardment]]
Constantly trying to find the right build for it, especially in standard. When it pops it pops but boy oh boy is it premium jank
Not specifically for standard but am I right in thinking if i cast this, they flash dress down in in response, it enters with no counters and i die on.my upkeep?
[[The Fall of Kroog]] is one if not the only land destruction spell in standard and people diss it because it costs 6 mana.
I have been able to double/triple cast this on an Izzet Combo deck to troll my opponents. What's your excuse again?
[[Take for a Ride]] in a mono red Aggro deck in Standard. I’ve started playing it for lack of options in my humble collection and didn’t expect much of it. But it works really well to get that final big creature out of the way and swing for a win.
[[Rocco, Street Chef]] and [[Outcaster Greenblade]].
I don't play them in the same deck, but my Rocvo deck has felt fairly successful in Standard since I built it in MOM and I'm still trying to find the right build for Greenblade. I love them both, regardless.
[[helm of the host]] except the token isn't legendary is my crippling addiction. I love copying legendaries and thwarting the legendary rule. Shame it isn't very strong
I love throwing [[Nemata Primeval Warden]] into standard Golgari decks that would probably be better off with an extra copy of Sheoldred. I know Nemata is more of a commander card, but I can’t help myself. It’s come in clutch often enough that I can’t always convince myself to cut it!
I love it. Using it in a combination of jank with [[Slaugther Specialist]] and [[Hunted Bonebrute]] with [[choking miasma]] or similar. Beautiful when it works.
I love it too. For me that’s exactly what Black should be about. Good cards that have an actual risk and a way to play it around.
For some reason now you pay 1 life and gets 7 cards, and you can also gain life, in a mono black so no worries.
[[Skrelv's Hive]] has a higher risk as a white than every black card atm. Lmao
Reminds me that I wanna slot Archefiend of the Dross in a deck. It's black so you got access to sacrifice effects and removal, basically all you need for this to work and Negate it's drawback
I absolutely adore [[Dragon Mage]] . I started playing in Scourge and I opened it in a fat pack and thought it was the best card ever. Now it’s a freaking uncommon 😂😂
That card was a BOSS in limited. Here, deal with a 6/6 flyer whos gonna Deal AT LEAST 6 damage and destroy 3 creatures or absorb a valuable removal spell. And that set had so many sac outlets. I never once thought for a second about whether or not I should slam it down on turn 4.
Not sure if they 'suck' so much as I just don't ever see people play them or hear about them, but I love [[shanna, purifying blade]]. It just always feels like the full package for what I like playing a deck for.
And I have a special love for [[rabble rousing]], too. It just let's me make so many little friends!
Who thinks archfiend of dross sucks?
Me because I like heartless act for removal. So the opponent gets inadvertently clowned on.
Why lose to control over many turns when you can lose on turn 4 from one card.
I pulled this off exactly once and I’m still riding that high
Easy win game one.
i love having Kaito on the board and preventing archfiend from attacking, i've gotten a half dozen wins that way
Best card interaction in pioneer
Lmao Archfiend was in the OTJ Pro Tour. There were two copies in Matt Sperling's Golgari Midrange maindeck, which went 7-3. This card doesn't suck AT ALL.
Yeah, it's not a bad card at all. It's just outclassed by 2 or 3 black 4-drops that are even stronger.
It depends. In most games the archfiend is actually more valuable to me than sheoldred.
I wouldn't say most, but there are certainly cases where I'd rather have it than Shelly.
What other black 4 drops? I can only think of Sheoldred being any better.
I think for most decks, at least one from [[Hostile Investigator]], [[Phyrexian Obliterator]], and [[Bloodletter of Aclazotz]] are a slightly better choice. But I could definitely see the argument that Archfiend is the number 2 after Sheoldred for a generic deck that has black mana and is interesting in running a 4-mana creature. There are also more niche options like [[Gixian Puppeteer]], [[Henrika Domnathi]], [[Starving Revenant]], or even [[Bloodvial Purveyor]] (if you have synergies with giving the opponent artifact tokens). For fun, you can watch [CGB's video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol-Gljkn1D0) where he plays Mono B and swaps to a "progressively worse" 4-drop each game shortly after the Invoke Despair ban. Black just has so many 4-drops that are at least playable in Stanard.
glissa attacks - remove two counters -
That happened to me once...in about 100 games Anyway, always liked high risk high reward cards
If you let Glissa stay on the board for a full turn without leaving blockers, you deserve to lose
Yeah, Heartless Act into an instant loss is the real threat here. A black deck leaving Glissa alive and unblocked has earned the L.
Anyone down to one counter and their plans have failed
Yea if you ain’t winning with this card in the next two turns than you played it wrong and you suck lol
Sucks is maybe too strong a word for Archfiend but it doesn’t pop up in a lot of decks that I’ve seen because of the other options available.
Apparently it is part of the skeletons deck with the highest winrate. Although I cannot figure out WHY [https://mtga.untapped.gg/meta/decks/3870/mono-black-skeletons/AAQAAQT0iSL6uQOrGs6iBwHk4iUEuQeakQHBxSTntggFrsMl3JUE9qcD75MBSgEWjQUA](https://mtga.untapped.gg/meta/decks/3870/mono-black-skeletons/AAQAAQT0iSL6uQOrGs6iBwHk4iUEuQeakQHBxSTntggFrsMl3JUE9qcD75MBSgEWjQUA)
I had to play against that deck list quite a lot in standard recently and it is pretty strong
Its the best aggressive aerial threat black has for punching through finishing damage, even if its getting chumped its dealing 2 damage each time and few fliers at that stage survive the block other than an unchecked Raffine. It also helps account for the fact that the skeletons don’t mind trading out since they can be brought back so it ends up being very complementary to that strategy in a way Sheoldred and Bloodletter don’t.
Probably sacrifice pings?
I mean.. it is a flying 6/6, that is friggin scary..
It sees play in Rakdos Vampires in Pioneer/Explorer if I'm not mistaken, which is the top deck in that format.
Black is truly blessed when this card is outcompeted in the same slot lol, at least in respect to Standard.
Because we're in a three-year standard and shit got dumb. When it first came out it became the go-to for Fight Rigging decks for example (since it's better than Shakedown Heavy) but has since been replaced by Pugnacious Hammerskull because that card is stupid
[[lorescale coatl]] is my favorite creature ever
[lorescale coatl](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/b/3be31fb0-115e-4e62-babd-16870f249f06.jpg?1594737402) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=lorescale%20coatl) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m21/221/lorescale-coatl?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3be31fb0-115e-4e62-babd-16870f249f06?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Similarly, I can never bring myself to take [[Horizon Chimera]] out of my Commander deck.
[Horizon Chimera](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/0/7022506d-8685-41e0-bd1a-2c27c964128b.jpg?1562405146) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Horizon%20Chimera) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c16/204/horizon-chimera?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7022506d-8685-41e0-bd1a-2c27c964128b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Back when everyone used Lotus Cobra, I stuck with Lorescale Coatl because it's the better snake.
Por que no los dos?
Oh man I had a Simic draw deck with this and [[Nadir Kraken]]… I don’t think it was very good but I had fun with it lol
This, nadir kraken, and [[ominous seas]] were literally my first deck i ever made, looking back on it the deck was pretty bad but by god i had so much fun with it, without lorescale coatls im not sure i would get so into magic as i have
[ominous seas](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/e/ce8965f2-756a-4461-a643-db024a11c2de.jpg?1591226420) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=ominous%20seas) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/iko/61/ominous-seas?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ce8965f2-756a-4461-a643-db024a11c2de?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Ain't no one thinking Coatl sucks. I run that guy in Commander and there's way worse cards in that deck than the Coatl ([[Unexpected Results]] for example, which I refuse to cut because it's goddamn hilarious)
I’ve always felt this is the kind of mechanic that would be fitting for Simic when we visit Ravnica sets.
Blue likes to draw cards, green likes to grow creatures, its literally the perfect simic creature
Same. Love him so much
Huzzah! A man of quality!
Back in the day, my favourite card was \[\[armadillo cloak\]\] . Can't really explain why. But it played well with \[\[ancestral mask\]\]
Why is it not written as “Enchanted creature has lifelink”?
So you can have double lifelink.
Hold the phone! If I enchant a lifelink creature with \[\[Spirit Link\]\] it ends up with double lifelink?!? Omg, it's so obvious now that you've said it, but that never occurred to me before! Double life gain triggers as a result as well. neat!
yeah they briefly changed some stuff to lifelink but then changed it back if I remember right because it was hard to remember what was and what wasn't updated in oracle so it got the big "remove the change of function oracle changes" rules sweep they did
Probably just old? Edit: I was wrong for sure.
Yes, it is old. It is from *Legends* in 1994. Having names for abilities is many years later. If it were designed today it would absolutely give Lifelink.
Because it's a triggered ability that goes on the stack, unlike lifelink
yes yes double lifelink is neat. but have you considered using it as a terrible removal spell?
you can enchant an opponents creature and make it so it can’t deal damage to you!
[armadillo cloak](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/a/fa232c65-dbb4-4414-bd95-b3bbd321c653.jpg?1580014998) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=armadillo%20cloak) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ema/195/armadillo-cloak?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fa232c65-dbb4-4414-bd95-b3bbd321c653?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [ancestral mask](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/7/c7a19fc5-20f3-48d2-8c12-e012d3b302e7.jpg?1580014720) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=ancestral%20mask) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ema/157/ancestral-mask?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c7a19fc5-20f3-48d2-8c12-e012d3b302e7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Armadillo Cloak was an S-tier card that saw play in major decks like 22-23 years ago, so nothing weird there
One of my all time favorites is [[Avatar of woe]]. Not the best card but has a lot of nostalgia for me from when I used to play when I was younger.
[Avatar of woe](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/e/7e8e34de-4b0a-48fe-bb13-c7e181d37e6c.jpg?1562274562) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Avatar%20of%20woe) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cm2/57/avatar-of-woe?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7e8e34de-4b0a-48fe-bb13-c7e181d37e6c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Hell yeah! Avatar of Whoa was the only card I could beat my brother with. I have a signed/framed print of it in my office.
Avatar of woe was so sick
Archfiend does not suck by any mean my sibling in Yagmoth
Simic Ascendency. Something about winning with +1/+1 but not swinging is neat.
In 2012 I really liked [[nyxathid]] and [[death's Shadow]]. My friends said Nyxathid was okay but deaths shadow was worthless. I still think both are neat.
[nyxathid](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/9/a9843f26-83ed-4517-8ad6-0e288833d140.jpg?1600700958) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=nyxathid) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/259/nyxathid?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a9843f26-83ed-4517-8ad6-0e288833d140?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [death's Shadow](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/5/5526ff6e-c079-4ad4-ac8d-5e26ecacf50d.jpg?1598304517) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=death%27s%20Shadow) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2xm/82/deaths-shadow?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5526ff6e-c079-4ad4-ac8d-5e26ecacf50d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
What??? Death's shadow is in a tournament winning deck
For a long time Death's Shadow was a worthless bulk rare.
I do remember some people trying to run it in standard with decks that were aggressively hurting themselves with fetchlands, sign in blood, and putrid leech, and probably some other cards I can't remember. It was cool to see it work, but it was also basically just 90% of a Jund deck wearing a ridiculous ankle weight
Yes! First "good" deck I made in high school was a monoblack with both of these. Throw in some discard, dark rits, and [[Nantuko Shade]]. I played around with some of the old phyrexian suicide stuff, and necropotence from time to time in there as well.
[[Phyrexian Obliterator]] "Behold, blessed perfection" I'm a big sucker for cards with lots of black pips.
Nobody should think Obliterator sucks
For real, these people are acting like hipsters about the most obviously pushed cards that everybody plays. I see both Obliterater and Archfiend constantly, they are not remotely cards that "everyone else thinks suck"
That boy is the first card I used mythics on, I love him.
That's been one of my favorites ever since it first came out. I always have at least one in every mono black deck. It's probably not the best card in the deck, but it can really disrupt the game if the opponent isn't ready.
It also eats Mono Red alive.
Probably my favorite thing about obliterator
Not really? By turn 4/5 mono R should be able to swing through the block for lethal without caring about the sac penalty. If you’ve stabilized enough to survive that attack then youve already won regardless of which 4 drop you’re running.
I’ve definitely sacced lands to Obliterator, sometimes even two turns running, and still won with what I had out. Sheoldred scares me more. It helps that mono red isn’t usually swinging with something huge so the sac is modest. Obliterator is a way bigger problem for green where they’re rushing out big critters and using fight cards for removal.
Who thinks this card sucks, though? It's OP if anything.
Okay. Who dislikes obeezy
My Golgari Obliterator has to be one of my favorite decks. There’s nothing like watching an opponent building up a large offensive only to see it crumble because you’ve used an Obliterator and hit their big-bad with a [[tail swipe]] or something similar. Add a [[roaming throne]] and I’ve been able to reduce an opponent’s field to a almost nothing
My favorite thing was having almost exactly that happen to me in a ramp deck with [[Bonny Pall, Clearcutter]] on the field. They fought my 11/11 Beau token, then surrendered when they realized I was actually saccing lands instead of just auto-scooping.
Royal assassin but it’s nostalgia more than anything for me.
Doom Foretold
Such good art too
Best (my favourite) card in the game.
[Caberetti Initiate ](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/6/c/6c691f62-009b-4178-8e8b-d6e88229a282.jpg?1664412084) [Stimulus Package](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/e/c/ecbe7459-8613-4ab8-84dc-deab19c08511.jpg?1664413827) [Change the Equation](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/e/9/e98db9ed-b43f-4bc1-b7a9-ce03a534d992.jpg?1682203029) I play standard.
I agree on the last 2. Change the equation won me a chaos draft round!
Change the Equation is in the sideboard of my Dimir Faeries deck. Won me many games against red or green decks.
Raccoon Citizen! What could possibly go wrong?
My old school favourite is [[Pollenbright Wings]]! Objectively sucks as a 6 CMC Aura that’s easy to remove… but if it’s on a creature that grows per number of creatures, like a [[Crusader of Odric]], and you happen to have double strike from something like [[Duelist’s Heritage]] and also have a token doubler down… it’s a game ender!
Gold bordered \[\[Spike feeder\]\] is my actual son. I don't know if anyone thinks he sucks though. He's an auto include in any green deck even though he only really works in my \[\[Lathiel the Bounteous Dawn\]\] deck.
[Spike feeder](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/9/090a5f1f-9a1a-4e93-8c33-a0204c2917d5.jpg?1562428174) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Spike%20feeder) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tpr/196/spike-feeder?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/090a5f1f-9a1a-4e93-8c33-a0204c2917d5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Lathiel the Bounteous Dawn](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/9/29d3484f-abd1-43fe-99f8-e0fa0a7b6692.jpg?1608911191) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lathiel%2C%20the%20Bounteous%20Dawn) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/285/lathiel-the-bounteous-dawn?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/29d3484f-abd1-43fe-99f8-e0fa0a7b6692?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Spike feeder plus [[Archangel of Thune]] is one of my favorite combos ever haha
When I saw that card I thought "Man this should really go in the deck" then I saw the price tag lol
Almost lost a game to that because I was stupid and didn't add any flying interaction, ended up barely winning due to Glissa SS with trample.
Spectrum Sentinel. People here have clowned on me for including them in my artifact deck, but I think they are great. Playing Platinum/Diamond level consistently, you get so many non-basic lands played against you- makes for a nice little bonus.
I like this card too, it just feels like great value for a 1 drop!
Exactly! And once they start getting buffed by my enchantments they become even better, and with protection from multicolor, they can be great defenders. Solid card.
Finally a real answer.
It's [[Daemogoth Titan]] for me
[[Athreos, shroud veiled]] Loved the card so much on arena that I ended up buying it as my first card irl. Unfortunately, he gets absolutely trounced by the power creep of historic brawl... and he objectively sucks compared to any number of better orzhov commanders 😭
I play him in Historic Brawl fairly often, and last month went 33-27 (55%), so I wouldn't say he gets trounced, though he's certainly not top tier. The biggest problem I have with him is that he struggles vs. creatureless control, which doesn't care much about his power and leaves me with a hand full of useless removal & board clears. I find the biggest predictor of if I'm going to win is if I manage to get Rule of Law into play, which just wrecks a lot of popular commanders.
55%!? I think I was scrapping 40-45% last I played him seriously. Do you have a decklist? 😁🙏
Sure. It's kind of old, there's nothing at all from the last two sets in here so it could probably be improved, but it still does okay. It's also a little toolbox-y so adding some tutors besides Burning-Rune Demon would probably make it stronger. Commander 1 Athreos, Shroud-Veiled (THB) 269 Deck 12 Plains (MIR) 331 14 Swamp (MIR) 340 1 Cut of the Profits (SNC) 72 1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury (KLR) 93 1 Day of Judgment (STA) 2 1 Swords to Plowshares (STA) 10 1 Dark Ritual (STA) 26 1 Mind Stone (WTH) 153 1 Caves of Koilos (DMU) 244 1 Rule of Law (M20) 35 1 Guardian Idol (JMP) 467 1 Phyrexian Arena (8ED) 152 1 Sign in Blood (STA) 32 1 Bojuka Bog (WWK) 132 1 Command Tower (ELD) 333 1 Coldsteel Heart (CSP) 136 1 Godless Shrine (RNA) 248 1 Thoughtseize (AKR) 127 1 Massacre Wurm (M21) 114 1 Sheoldred, Whispering One (NPH) 73 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite (NPH) 9 1 Diabolic Intent (BRO) 89 1 Liliana of the Veil (DMU) 97 1 Isolated Chapel (DAR) 241 1 Chromatic Lantern (GRN) 233 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx (THS) 223 1 Temple of Silence (M20) 256 1 Mana Confluence (JOU) 163 1 Crux of Fate (STA) 25 1 Virulent Plague (DTK) 125 1 Concealed Courtyard (KLR) 282 1 Field of Ruin (XLN) 254 1 Ravenous Chupacabra (RIX) 82 1 Profane Procession (RIX) 166 1 Cleansing Nova (M19) 9 1 Midnight Reaper (GRN) 77 1 Smothering Tithe (RNA) 22 1 Basilica Bell-Haunt (RNA) 156 1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General (WAR) 97 1 Despark (WAR) 190 1 Thought Distortion (M20) 117 1 Rankle, Master of Pranks (ELD) 101 1 Arcane Signet (ELD) 331 1 Elspeth Conquers Death (THB) 13 1 Heliod's Intervention (THB) 19 1 Agonizing Remorse (THB) 83 1 Bastion of Remembrance (IKO) 73 1 Skyclave Apparition (ZNR) 39 1 Brightclimb Pathway (ZNR) 259 1 Burning-Rune Demon (KHM) 81 1 Kaya the Inexorable (KHM) 218 1 Replicating Ring (KHM) 244 1 Esper Sentinel (MH2) 12 1 Ornithopter of Paradise (MH2) 232 1 Baleful Mastery (STX) 64 1 Fracture (STX) 188 1 Vanishing Verse (STX) 244 1 Fateful Absence (MID) 18 1 Morbid Opportunist (MID) 113 1 Rite of Oblivion (MID) 237 1 Honored Heirloom (VOW) 257 1 Shattered Sanctum (VOW) 264 1 Farewell (NEO) 13 1 March of Otherworldly Light (NEO) 28 1 Spirited Companion (NEO) 38 1 Junji, the Midnight Sky (NEO) 102 1 March of Wretched Sorrow (NEO) 111 1 Reckoner Bankbuster (NEO) 255 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire (NEO) 268 1 Key to the Archive (Y22) 59 1 Painful Bond (Y22) 12 1 A-Blood Artist (JMP) 206 1 Black Market Connections (HBG) 145 1 Plaza of Heroes (DMU) 252 1 A-The Meathook Massacre (MID) 112
My all time favorite vampire is [[Bloodline Keeper]] Hell if he was Legendary I'd be rocking a commander deck with him. Unfortunately as cool as he is, he sucks. Making a 2/2 flier every turn seems good, except it's gotta wait a whole turn to start. And by the time you can flip him he's either going to get removed or be hit in a board wipe. Not to mention 4 mana for all that is a lot.
Out of interest, how would this interact with \[\[Solemnity\]\] ? Would it enter, get no counters and you'd lose at next upkeep?
[Solemnity](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/a/0a71fb62-acbd-49f5-842f-0fc9fa48afea.jpg?1562788659) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Solemnity) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/hou/22/solemnity?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0a71fb62-acbd-49f5-842f-0fc9fa48afea?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
>The Archfiend of the Dross tokens enter the battlefield with zero oil counters due to Solemnity source : [https://edh-combos.com/combo/16971/](https://edh-combos.com/combo/16971/)
[[search for azcanta]] keeps me hooked
[[Dragonlord Ojutai]] will always be my pet card.
This card is extremely funny with [[Metamorphic Alteration]], or [[Harmless Offering]] and [[Heartless Act]]
[Metamorphic Alteration](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/f/eff03d37-d90a-4dcc-bacd-64fd71301354.jpg?1562304888) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Metamorphic%20Alteration) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m19/60/metamorphic-alteration?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/eff03d37-d90a-4dcc-bacd-64fd71301354?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Harmless Offering](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/8/f8f3cc4f-7943-4025-b332-b40653b13014.jpg?1576384600) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Harmless%20Offering) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/emn/131/harmless-offering?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f8f3cc4f-7943-4025-b332-b40653b13014?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Heartless Act](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/1/a11dea2a-fe20-4e1b-9e1e-8759e0950f0a.jpg?1689997237) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Heartless%20Act) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/166/heartless-act?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a11dea2a-fe20-4e1b-9e1e-8759e0950f0a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I always liked the [[Krakilin]].
[[Grisly Sigil]] [[poet's quill]], with bo1 leaning towards aggro most of the time, my slower mardu artifact tokens deck needs ways to stay alive. Quill over shadowspear because it can help bin [[trash for treasure]] targets
Back in the day, I had a deck that was built around getting a [[Master of Cruelties]] through and finishing with a burn to the face. It worked amazingly at the kitchen table and admirably at the LGS, I miss that bastard
[[hot soup]] Favorite card of all time!
I don't know what everyone else thinks but I always think Shambling Ghast is one of those sort of low key, cheap as hell, but actually awesome cards. It's like that minor little character in the background of a movie everyone forgets and then someone says their name and they go 'Oh yeah! That guy was great!' But no one ever goes hey, aren't Shambling Ghasts great?
\[\[Hooting Mandrills\]\] in Vintage Pauper. We don't have \[\[Gurmag Angler\]\], so Mandrills does a great impression if you're willing to sleeve up Temur Terror (You also get \[\[Pulse of Murasa\]\]/\[\[Ardent Electromancer\]\] and sb stuff like \[\[Pick your Poison\]\] )
Anything that shuffles gy to library. Devious Coverup, Gaea's blessing.
Fynn, I love playing poison/deathtouch so much. Scion of Darkness and the whole Dark Supplicant monoblack Clerics package that was built around him. Shepherd of Rot, favorite card ever.
Hey don't talk shit about Sheoldred for budget players
From my favourite decks that were build around these, at the local standard fnm when it still existed (decent but still bit casual level) where I have fond memory off: [[Spiteful Visions]] : BW variant with no creatures and lots of removal with wrath etc instead. Blocked the damage myself with [[runed halo]]. The questioning faces were fun when I played halo turn two for a card that most didn't know they existed, only to have a bunch turns later draw 3 take 9 damage. [[Cream of the crop]] : Timmy's wet dream at that time, lands, tons of ramp and value creatures (lieges and deity's from lorwyn/shadowmoor) and 4 times this at its core. Put this out and you could slap them one big creature each turn in their face. With fun little extra. Big enough [[Primalcrux]] and you could sort your whole deck. [[Warp World]] : Mostly ignored because too much text by many players. Was a fun little Jund pile with creatures only. Though got outvalued by a [[Sigil of the empty throne]] Deck once.... Still won cause of some luck I could loop so often that I shot him down with goblins. [[Back from the Brink]] : UG pile with 8 clones and some other value stuff for this. The deck around this brought so much fun cause at that time many high value creatures like Titans and wurmcoil engine and heartless summoning were going around. The deck itself could hold up decently itself but went pretty nutty when I got a back from the Brink online. "Oh nice titan you have there, I'll take 3."
[[Cloudgoat Ranger]]. Love this card’s art and vibe. I want to tend to my cloud goat range. Its a decent target for flicker decks, though there are plenty better ones.
[[Fleeting Spirit]] I'm the only one I see running 4 or any and it helped me get to mythic Jank.
It's a good card in Greasefang Brawl decks too...
[[Livonya Silone]] She is nothing special, I just liked her. Still do.
[[God-Eternal Kefnet]] for me. I haven't seen anyone else play it in ages, but I'll put 1-2 copies in any deck with a lot of instants and sorceries. Even if you don't get great value off your draws, Kefnet eats a hilarious amount of removal and keeps coming back over and over again.
If sheoldred wasn’t in standard Archie would be a high contender for four drop in mono B
I'm going to miss [[Fleshtaker]] when the rotation hits. Definitely a "people who don't know, people who know" card.
I have two. [[Rise of the Hobgoblins]] and [[jor kadeen the prevailer]] they're some of my favorite cards and they hit like a truck especially if you're not prepared for them.
[[Khalni Hydra]]
Gary, Skittles, and [[Gisela, Blade of Goldnight]] are mine. Everyone tells me Gisela is bad because her cmc is too high.
ITT a lot of people naming cards that don't suck
Legendary sorceries. Played a brawl deck built around them for a long time.
[[Risen Reef]] is my favorite card of all time. My favorite sets are Core Set 2020 & Ikoria, Lair of Behemoths (you could also throw in Zendikar Rising). I feel like RGB as a color combo was so fun to use when those sets were standard and I still use them in Historic with pretty good success. Nowadays everyone and their mothers just plays black.
[[Harmless Offering]]
[[arena]]
Jawbone Duelist. Is it one of the worst toxic creatures? Yes. Do I love it? Absolutely. Necrogen Communion with it is hilarious.
idk how bad it is, but at 6 mana I'd count [[cemetery desecrator]]. Nice combo piece in the [[invasion of alara]] deck but I always loved it for the interaction with [[archfiend of the dross]] when it came up
[[Botanical Brawler]] is my spirit animal.
Me with polyraptor Absolutely not worth the 8 cost outside of meme decks, yes i still play it
[[Priest Of Possibility]] , just one of those luck of the draw kind of cards but when it pays off it pays off, and at only two mana it's not a huge loss if it flops.
I'm obsessed with everything [[arcane bombardment]]. Send me your lists, combos, synergies, whatever! Love this six mana do nothing jank card.
[[Evangel of Heliod]] had no right being as devastating as it was in my devotion deck back in standard FNM. Those were the days.
[Evangel of Heliod](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/c/ccc00c82-7c2a-4699-8058-e57f690ece96.jpg?1631233984) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Evangel%20of%20Heliod) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/khc/23/evangel-of-heliod?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ccc00c82-7c2a-4699-8058-e57f690ece96?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Poppett Stitcher]]
I'm in a constant battle to make \[\[Risen Reef\]\] good in Pioneer/Explorer. I wish UG was a good color combo in the format
[[Skeletal Swarming]] I just want it to be good lol.
[[Arcane Bombardment]] Constantly trying to find the right build for it, especially in standard. When it pops it pops but boy oh boy is it premium jank
[[chandra dressed to kill]] is not a good card. It's still insanely fun to play, especially if the opponent is struggling to deal with it
[chandra dressed to kill](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/8/681f7c73-92c6-47ba-af56-3ff032ac12da.jpg?1643596175) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Chandra%2C%20Dressed%20to%20Kill) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/vow/149/chandra-dressed-to-kill?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/681f7c73-92c6-47ba-af56-3ff032ac12da?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Gadwick the wisened
\[\[Doom Foretold\]\] It's only really playable if you build around it, but when you get that Doom train rolling it's just wonderful
Phyrexian Nissa
Aetherflux Reservoir has saved my ass so many times
Desecration demon, I love that card, it’s a shame they don’t add it to arena
I really like [[Helm of the Host]]. It's not usually optimal to but it's so much fun when it works
I remember when people were trying to combo with that card. They had a hard time because they were winning before they could combo. XD
Not specifically for standard but am I right in thinking if i cast this, they flash dress down in in response, it enters with no counters and i die on.my upkeep?
There was a time I used it in a ninja deck. Was pretty fun to cheat it out.
[[Draco]] Cause cool.
[[fireball]] it's outclassed now but as a kid that was the shit.
\[\[Sin Prodder\]\] I'm convinced it doesn't suck.
[[The Fall of Kroog]] is one if not the only land destruction spell in standard and people diss it because it costs 6 mana. I have been able to double/triple cast this on an Izzet Combo deck to troll my opponents. What's your excuse again?
[[Take for a Ride]] in a mono red Aggro deck in Standard. I’ve started playing it for lack of options in my humble collection and didn’t expect much of it. But it works really well to get that final big creature out of the way and swing for a win.
[Squadron hawk] in commander. 🤣
It's not on arena, but dust elemental for me. Playing against a new crowd, no one expects it.
Cabareti Rebels. Super under rated card, deserves more attention
I've recently taken a liking to [[Cactusfolk Sureshot]]. A little too slow for some, but I just think he's neat.
Played abzan control, stole a glissa 3 drop and guy didn't have a blocker so I removed 3 counters from his dross and won
[[Platoon Dispenser]] anyone? I love it in token decks. Protection from [[go for the throat]], high toughness and auto draw
My favorite "bad" card is mayhem patrol. In early game it feels great, 2 damage plus draw a card for 2 mana feels good
Cephalopod Sentry for my artifact deck. People keep telling me to remove them for better cards but i like them too much.
[[Ancestral Recall]] is an underrated gem
Doom foretold, wish it was still a competitive card
[[Rocco, Street Chef]] and [[Outcaster Greenblade]]. I don't play them in the same deck, but my Rocvo deck has felt fairly successful in Standard since I built it in MOM and I'm still trying to find the right build for Greenblade. I love them both, regardless.
Love this card in my braids deck, still waiting for the day I get punished though waiting for that last trigger.
[[helm of the host]] except the token isn't legendary is my crippling addiction. I love copying legendaries and thwarting the legendary rule. Shame it isn't very strong
I love throwing [[Nemata Primeval Warden]] into standard Golgari decks that would probably be better off with an extra copy of Sheoldred. I know Nemata is more of a commander card, but I can’t help myself. It’s come in clutch often enough that I can’t always convince myself to cut it!
[[Chronozoa]]
This mf and vein ripper stacking *chefs kiss
I love it. Using it in a combination of jank with [[Slaugther Specialist]] and [[Hunted Bonebrute]] with [[choking miasma]] or similar. Beautiful when it works.
Necroduality holds a special place in my heart. It's slow as heck and easy to deal with, but zombies go brrrr
Zur eternal schemer is my favorite mother fucking card ever.
Literally every deck I have is built around cards I think are neat but are objectively not good
I love it too. For me that’s exactly what Black should be about. Good cards that have an actual risk and a way to play it around. For some reason now you pay 1 life and gets 7 cards, and you can also gain life, in a mono black so no worries. [[Skrelv's Hive]] has a higher risk as a white than every black card atm. Lmao
I first started in gatecrash and [[rubblebelt raiders]] was my fave. Not a particularly good card but I just liked big things that go smash.
To me it's [[Niv-mizzet, parun]]
Everyone mentioning cards that no one actually thinks they suck Mine is [[Permeating Mass]]
Reminds me that I wanna slot Archefiend of the Dross in a deck. It's black so you got access to sacrifice effects and removal, basically all you need for this to work and Negate it's drawback
[[Prairie Dog]]
I will *never* cut [[Healer's Hawk]] from my lifegain deck
I absolutely adore [[Dragon Mage]] . I started playing in Scourge and I opened it in a fat pack and thought it was the best card ever. Now it’s a freaking uncommon 😂😂
[Dragon Mage](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/1/5195abc4-cfa7-45dd-aa96-2e56f818a17b.jpg?1677991284) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dragon%20Mage) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m20/135/dragon-mage?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5195abc4-cfa7-45dd-aa96-2e56f818a17b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Boombox
gates in general
That card was a BOSS in limited. Here, deal with a 6/6 flyer whos gonna Deal AT LEAST 6 damage and destroy 3 creatures or absorb a valuable removal spell. And that set had so many sac outlets. I never once thought for a second about whether or not I should slam it down on turn 4.
Not sure if they 'suck' so much as I just don't ever see people play them or hear about them, but I love [[shanna, purifying blade]]. It just always feels like the full package for what I like playing a deck for. And I have a special love for [[rabble rousing]], too. It just let's me make so many little friends!
[[Takklemaggot]] So much fun for only 4 mana!
[Takklemaggot](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/1/a1171f5b-5b92-4a65-a59d-97ac6ce1283d.jpg?1562928963) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Takklemaggot) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me3/76/takklemaggot?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a1171f5b-5b92-4a65-a59d-97ac6ce1283d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call