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Pojo's Magic The Gathering
Card of the Day
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Scott
Gerhardt
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The
card is very solid, even at it's 8 CC. What
makes it great is it's use in reanimator decks.
Getting creatures (or it) in the Grave fast and
reanimating it can be brutal in the early game,
and even being able to play it for just 2 black
makes it quite the bargain. Fear gives it
finishing power while the obvious ability can stop
most any army. It has competition now with
Visara, but this is non-legendary, which is nice,
and has the alternate casting condition - which is
a bonus in the decks it is good in.
In
limited, you are a fool if you do not switch and
play black the second you see this card, I don't
really care what the format, when you see it, or
anything. An absolute MUST play.
Constructed:
4
Limited: 5
Current Price:
$13.95 |
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Chris
Gerhardt |
Avatar of Woe is a
creature that for a while was mostly used by
casual players, but recently has garnered more
favor in reanimator decks in the newer extended
environment. Highly sought after, and
usually running in short supply in our store, this
gal can be hard to find. Lots of fun to play
in casual decks, and also a nice late game limited
card.
Constructed: 4.5
Limited: 4.5 |
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Judge
Bill
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Is the theme "cards
that are popular in casual play week?" I guess
so, seeing today's card and the cards for the
rest of the week.
Unfortunately for
casual players, this is a card that also has
some tournament uses to it (extended reanimator).
A very strong creature, and an ability that has
seen many variants throughout the years, the
latest being Visara. You play this in any deck
that can support it and it is legal in.
That includes
limited. You even find a reason to play black in
limited for this card.
Constructed: 5
Limited: 5
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Andy
Van Zandt |
Staple in reanimator,
and good fun card, especially when you get to cast
it
for two black mana. Now that visara is available
though, flying and
availability in t2 outweighs most of avatars
benefits... except maybe in the
mirror. will own the late game for you in
limited, assuming you can
survive to that point.
constructed 3.2
limited 3.2
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Jason
Chapman |
Avatar of Woe is
yummy. 6/5 is pretty darn tough. Add Fear and it
is scary. Add a permanent Terror effect and you
got it made. Regardless, of the alternate cost,
this card wont come down early without the right
recursion cards. My real problem is the internal
synergy disconnect. It is expensive but cheap to
cast if there are 10 creatures in graveyards (so
really, it will come out about the same turn
either way). It is a beat stick or you can use it
for control.
Constructed Good
but not my style, I think this is what WotC gets
when it tries to hard 4.45
Limited Removal is
good, evasion is good, this is good 4.90 |
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Scott Sager |
Avatar of Woe
Now obsolete (except
in reanimator - harder for "the Rock" to kill
with Pernicios Deed) due to the release of
Viscara.
Ltd.: BOMB!
Constructed: 3.5
Limited: 5
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Danny Tatro |
Avatar of Woe
I don't think this guy has seen that much
play... ever. But limited-wise this guys a major
house, take him, play him, and if your lucky he
costs BB.
Constructed: 2.5 (I dun't remember how much play
this guy saw during Masques Block but it probably
wasn't much.)
Limited: 4.5 (He can be costed 8 which you'll
never cast, and you land up getting stuck with
just not enough dead creatures and this guy in
your hand so he doesn't get a perfect 5) |
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John
Hornberg |
Avatar of Woe
Excellent in Reanimator, and an interesting
creature. It's cost reduction
has suddenly become playable with all the cards
that allow you to discard,
or search for creatures and put them into the
graveyard.
Fear is a nice addition to it. Unfortunately,
it's casting cost for
constructed means it will more than likely never
get played via hard cast.
Of course, we all know what this means -
Reanimator.
All creatures that cost too much to be hard cast
get played in reanimator.
Even now, though, Woe is being upstaged by Visara
in Reanimator.
In limited, Woe = God. Draft it first or suffer a
facial scar from yours
truly.
On a side note, of the five Prophecy avatars, this
was the one that did well
as both great kiddie trade and serious trade,
because little kids are awed
by everything the card does, as well as it can be
played in serious decks
like Reanimator.
Constructed - 2.9/5.0 (Visara's taken a lot of
it's usefulness away)
Limited - 5.0/5.0 |
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