bakofried
04-25-2011, 03:48 PM
Dismember 1[P/B][P/B]
Instant U
Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.
This card has me absolutely stumped. As a removal spell, it kills quite a bit of the format, with a cost ranging from 1 to 3 mana, depending on how much life you can pay. It fits in black's piece of the pie (though other colors can use it as a pseudo-Snuff Out). The problem is how to utilize this card. I believe that if you're going to play black, you need some kind of CA, whether you're playing MBC, The Gate, or SuiBlack. But this doesn't really play well with black's form of CA. Am I nuts? It plays with Confidant about as well as Snuff Out does - that is to say, poorly. It's impact with Phyrexian Arena isn't quite as dramatic, but you're at once more likely to kill yourself with Arena, as it can be difficult to find an out if you're dangerously low on life. This suggests that for a deck to support Black's CA, you would need lifegain - but of what type? Jitte? SoLaS? This would lead us to playing a deck heavy with creatures. I just want to generate some discussion on this card.
Instant U
Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.
This card has me absolutely stumped. As a removal spell, it kills quite a bit of the format, with a cost ranging from 1 to 3 mana, depending on how much life you can pay. It fits in black's piece of the pie (though other colors can use it as a pseudo-Snuff Out). The problem is how to utilize this card. I believe that if you're going to play black, you need some kind of CA, whether you're playing MBC, The Gate, or SuiBlack. But this doesn't really play well with black's form of CA. Am I nuts? It plays with Confidant about as well as Snuff Out does - that is to say, poorly. It's impact with Phyrexian Arena isn't quite as dramatic, but you're at once more likely to kill yourself with Arena, as it can be difficult to find an out if you're dangerously low on life. This suggests that for a deck to support Black's CA, you would need lifegain - but of what type? Jitte? SoLaS? This would lead us to playing a deck heavy with creatures. I just want to generate some discussion on this card.