......yes.  It's me.  I am alive.  Just very busy, but I figured THIS review was worth typing.  Cause this card is plain evil.  I will probably run this, and why not?  Speed with control!  What am I talking about?  Let's review!

 

Propeller Mutant

Cost:  2

Civilization:  Darkness

Card Type:  Creature

Race:  Hedrian

 

• When this card is destroyed, your opponent discards a card at random from his hand.

Power: 1000

Mana Generated: 1

Rarity:  Common

Set:  Thundercharge of Ultra Destruction

Card #:  31/55

 

So, that's him.  He's sweet.  Why?  Let's review!!

 

Civilization:  He's dark, and a Hedrian.  His effect (which we'll get to later), fits the theme of the darkness deck, it also fits rush, which tends to use black.  Hedrian currently means nothing, but maybe in the future...  IF there was an evo involving a hedrian, this guy would be an excellent candidate.

 

Cost:  Darkness is not blessed with a lot of good 2-turn drops.  Aside from Bloody Squito, Ghost Touch (?), and Dark Reversal, you won't see Darkness doing much this turn.  This card, however, fits the slot perfectly, and it will take your opponent awhile to deal with it.  If they choose to deal with it at all...

 

Power:  He suffers from having only 1000 power, as it makes him quite easy to kill.  Wait, what's that?  We WANT him to die.  Well, in that case, this is actually quite suitable.  Sure, he can be hammered, flamed, smoked, pitted, proclaimed... The list goes on, but we WANT him to die.  Just look out for Natural Snare and bounce cards!

 

Ability:  When he dies (which shouldn't take much work), your opponent loses a card from his hand.  Whether your opponent destroys it OR you do, you get this effect.  Odds are your opponent won't want to kill it, but won't have much choice.  This card can force your opponent into an early corner.  Lose shields, or lose hand.  NOT FUN!!!

 

Now, let's see how these abilties stack up!!

 

Constructed:  Makes cards like Diadolos, usable.  Sack him, get a beneficial ability, then attack!  As I mentioned above, this guy will also discourage your opponent from attacking him, since they'll want to protect their hand.  In a control deck, or a deck that rushes, this guy is good.  He isn't perfect, but I'll give him a spin.  4/5

 

Limited:  I hope I pull this card Saturday.  This set suffers (or so I've been told) from a lack of draw power, and this guy can help deplete your opponents hand.  He's also a quick rush your opponent will likely not want to kill right away.  Either way, he serves you well.  I hope so much I pull him.  5/5

 

I hope all of you were glad to see me back.  I'll try to do this more often, but I won't make any promises.  Look forward to another update to the 'War in the DM World' article once this new set is out!

 

All your cards are belong to me!!

Hello once again pojo readers. Today we're reviewing a very interesting card that I feel is going to see alot of play once Thundercharge is released. That card is none other than Propeller Mutant. Will this guy really fit in your deck? Let's take a look.

 

Name: Propeller Mutant

Cost: 2

Civilization: Darkness

Type: Creature

Rules Text:

- when this creature is destroyed, Your opponent discards a card at random from their hand.

Mana Number: (1)

 

Now, The first thing that comes to most people minds when reading this card is "Wow! That guy is great!" which is almost entirely correct. He can also be used as a great attacker, Seeing how your opponent would hesitate blocking or attacking it. In fear of loseing a card from their hand.

 

"He only costs 2 mana? That makes him even better!"

This is also true. However, Your opponent might have an answer to this guy with cards like Natural Snare the Pangea's Will. But in early game, This guy rocks the boat.

 

He also fits right into those control based decks, Seeing how he only costs 2 mana, Aside from Emeral and Bloody Squito, He's the only other 2 drop creature most control decks use.

And as I said before, Can provide as a great attacker. He's also a smart choice in a discard type deck.

 

What else could i play?

- Locomotiver, He's another alternative for Propeller Mutant as Locomotiver discards a card when he comes into play, Where Propeller Mutant has to be destroyed.

- Ghost touch, This is another alternative to playing Propeller Mutant. It discards a card from your opponents hand when it's played, Like Locomotiver's effect and costs the same as Propeller Mutant.

 

Constructed: 5 / 5

> This could be very easly (ab)used in control and discard type decks. There's really no reason not to use one if your playing Darkness in your deck.

 

Limited: 4 / 5

> This card is great in limited too, Creating a situation for your opponent where they dont want to kill it can be very nice ^_~. If you pull this guy at your release tournament or in any random limited tournament. You should pick him up. You won't regret it.

 

Sorry my review wasn't longer. As it is 2:31 am and I am pretty darn tired. If I were to have done this earlyer today I could have gone more indepth like I useually do.

 

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