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Pojo's Magic The Gathering
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Oni
Possession
Champions of Kamigawa
Reviewed November 4, 2004
Constructed: 1.6
Casual: 2.6
Limited: 2.2
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Chris
Gerhardt
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game store owner in CA,
ShuffleAndCut |
An interesting and
perhaps dangerous card. While I don't see it
happening in constructed (though if it cost a lot
less, it could be an interesting Suicide Black
card), it has potential in limited, usually on the
back of a flyer or venomed Snake. There are also
benefits to playing a few ogres too, like
Villainous Ogre. But put Possession on a
flyer, and you could really get a fast kill if
your opponent can't deal with it. And
remember, if for some reason the creature you
enchanted loses it's ability to get the job done (Cage
of Hands, for example), you can always
sacrifice IT during your upkeep.
The decision on
whether to play this card from your hand in draft
or sealed depends on your board state. If
you have a bunch of creatures on the board that
are too small to be of much use, AND you have a
creature that can either evade (through flying or
fear or hugeness), and you think you can kill your
opponent before running out of creatures to sac
without being killed yourself, then it's a good
bargain.
Constructed:
2
Casual: 2
Limited: 3.5
Current Price:
Oni
Possession -
Champions of Kamigawa - $0.77
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Judge Bill
*Level 2
MTG Judge
*game store employee
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Oni Possession
Benefits: You get an extra 3 power and toughness,
and trample. (You also get an additional couple of
creature types, which usually only matter
tangentally.)
Drawback: You have to sacrifice a creature each
upkeep.
Analysis: It would take a very dedicated deck to
have the drawback not overcome the benefits.
(Think of a deck that makes a lot of tokens.)
Thus, probably not good for any competitive play
(constructed or limited), and OK for a casual deck
that can afford it (in terms of sacrificing
creatures). Still, in a casual deck, I would much
rather play Rancor instead.
Constructed: 1
Casual: 2
Limited: 1 |
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Jeff Zandi
5
Time Pro Tour
Veteran
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Oni Possession
If you think about this card the right way, it can
be a very important card
for your limited decks. As a creature enchantment
played in the middle of a
competitive game, you may find yourself losing too
many creatures,
sacrificing one each turn to your own creature
enchantment. However, if you
think of this card as a finishing blow that you
play on your biggest
creature and then attack for the win, Oni
Possession becomes a much more
interesting...possession in your deck. Somewhere
out there, someone is
developing a constructed deck with four Oni
Possession, a lot of weenie
black creatures and creatures that give you a
benefit when you sacrifice
them.
CONSTRUCTED: 3.5
CASUAL: 3.5
LIMITED: 3.0 |
Ray "Monk"
Powers
* Level 3 DCI Judge
*DCI Tournament Organizer |
Oni Possession
I keep trying to make
this work in limited, and it does win me games,
but all too often I find myself looking at in my
hand and thinking that I will easily lose if I
cast it. It’s quite a flavorful card, though, so I
give it thumbs up for flavorful casual decks.
Build that evil demon deck, and they will come.
Constructed:
1
Casual:
4
Limited:
2
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Paul
Hagan |
Oni Possession --
Ew. I wasn't too excited when I heard that
creature enchantments were coming back, because
unlike Equipment, WotC R&D has to work really hard
to make a good, tournament-worthy creature
enchantment. Quick, name ten that saw a lot of
play! Exactly.
This card only furthers my feelings on the
subject. When was the last time you saw a card
that made you sacrifice a creature at the
beginning of your upkeep that was good? The last
one I can think of was Braids, Cabal Minion, and
that was more because Braids made your *opponent*
sacrifice something, too!
The +3/+3 that Oni Possession grants is a bonus,
but it isn't worth the cost.
Constructed Rating: 1.0
Casual Rating: 1.5
Limited Rating: 1.5 |
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