Here's a guy with the ability as a drawback. Might work better as a 3/3 (or even 4/3!) flyer.
Kieran Symington · 2012-05-28 15:53:52
Envious Ghast
Retired 2012-06-29 08:41:07
Towerfall · U
- Mana cost
- 1BB
- Type
- Creature - Spirit
- Rules
- Flying When Envious Ghast is put into a graveyard from anywhere, sacrifice a creature
- Power / toughness
- 4 / 3
- Latest votes
- +1 / −0
Comments (12)
Trying this as a 4/3 flier. A bigger threat but slightly easier to kill.
Kieran Symington · 2012-05-29 12:01:31
I can see a 4 power evasive threat on t3 winning a lot of games without much help. The only equivalent 3 CMC threats are Demonic Taskmaster, Esperzoa, Illusory Demon and Sea Drake. The drawback is real enough, though. I'm interested to see how it plays.
Thomas Baker · 2012-05-29 12:26:54
Makes the G kill flyer instant better :)
Paul Hodgson · 2012-05-29 14:27:57
Very scary card, but let's your oppoennt set up some nice EOT instant speed kill all your guys with a well-placed removal spell. He's pretty dominant in the air but trading 2-for-1 with him is sometimes fine. I like it.
Thomas Baker · 2012-06-01 15:48:01
Flagged as possibly broken in theory in draft but I'm not sure it actually is.
Thomas Baker · 2012-06-03 22:32:55
This guy is still cool, I've certainly got plenty of damage in with him, but almost alwys you get 2 for 1'ed eventually.
Simon O'Keeffe · 2012-06-10 12:31:28
What happens if you just play him out on t3 and either attack or block and trade with him until he is dead? That seems like a winning play 9 times out of 10 but maybe I lack imagination.
Thomas Baker · 2012-06-14 11:22:46
That is the same strategy for Demonic Taskmaster in Avacyn Restored, but I've never seen it play out well. I think there are enough answers and ways to race 4 damage a turn that he isn't too obnoxious. Might not be enough room for him at uncommon anyway.
Simon O'Keeffe · 2012-06-14 14:16:05
I had this yesterday and though I never cast it I did manage to convince Baker not to target me with Blind the Eye even though this was the only 'goes to graveyard' ability he could have hit!
Kieran Symington · 2012-06-14 14:41:33
If he plays out like I've seen him do, I like him. So perhaps ignore my worrying above.
Thomas Baker · 2012-06-14 15:17:43
Reserve list for the top 3 B uncommon creatures. Juuust missing the cut for me right now.
Thomas Baker · 2012-06-14 17:24:02
Revision history (2)
| Date | Person | Name | Cost | Type | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-29 12:01:31 | Kieran Symington | Envious Ghast | 1BB | Creature - Spirit | Flying When Envious Ghast is put into a graveyard from anywhere, sacrifice a creature |
| 2012-05-28 15:53:52 | Kieran Symington | Envious Ghast | 1BB | Creature - Spirit | When Envious Ghast is put into a graveyard from anywhere, sacrifice a creature |