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Evil
Eye of Orms-By-Gore
Legends Uncommon
Reviewed March 24, 2004
Constructed: 2.5
Casual: 3.1
Limited: 3
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Chris
Gerhardt
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game store owner in CA,
ShuffleAndCut.com |
Okay, what the hell
is up with the name of this card?? Some
Wizards employee was on drugs and for some bizarre
reason felt this was a good name? Dunno, man.
Well, thanks to
Pojo.com fan Jack Skrip, here is some possible
insight into the naming of this card:
Well, I can't
say this is the actual truth, but I always
assumed that someone on the Legends design
team was a fan of cheesey horror films.
B-movie fans should be familiar with the name
"Alan Ormsby" -- although he was screenwriter
for such pop fluff as My Bodyguard and Karate
Kid III, he's most known to horror mavens as
the screenwriter and star of the cult classic
zombie film "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead
Things," as well as the director of the Ed
Gein docudrama "Deranged." He was also
screenwriter for the '80s remake of "Cat
People" and did the makeup for my absolute
favorite amphibious-Nazi-zombie film, "Shock
Waves."
So . . . I've
always interpreted "Evil Eye of Orms-By-Gore"
as a bit of a homage to Ormsby's work in the
horror genre . . . "Ormsby gore."
Thanks, Jack!
Best possible explanation I've heard so far.
=)
Anyway, this card used
to be played in the Machine Head decks a few years
ago against some of the agro decks. My agro deck
used to beat the crap out of it. The guy that
played it was always whining about how he was
"supposed" to win. He was a decent player,
but I always beat this guy. I basically owned his
arse. In
limited...uh, maybe as a finisher.
Constructed:
3
Casual: 3
Limited: 3
Current Price:
Evil Eye of
Orms-By-Gore $2
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Judge
Bill
*Level 2
MTG Judge
*game store employee
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Evil Eye of Orms-by-Gore
A card that has changed functionality over the
years. There have been times
where you could attack with multiple Evil Eyes if
you had more than one out,
then you couldn't attack with any of them if you
had multiples out, and now
we are back to the days where multiples can attack
again. But I digress.
This is a reverse type Juggernaut, where it can
only be blocked by walls. So
its high toughness is kind of pointless, because
walls very frequently have
0 power. In any control deck, I can think of many
more cards that would be
better than this.
In casual, this can be kind of cool in a theme
deck.
In limited, it would be nice to have as an evasion
creature, as it would
often be unblockable.
Constructed: 2
Casual: 3
Limited: 4
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DeQuan
Watson
* game store owner (The Game Closet - Waco,TX)
* pro tour player
* Scrye writer since 2002 |
Evil Eye of Orms By
Gore
What is there really
to say about this card? Grab your whiles or
else you won't be blocking it. Hell, one of the
best things about this card is that you rarely
saw more than one at a time.
Constructed: 2
Casual: 2
Limited: 2
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Jeff Zandi
5 Time Pro Tour
Veteran
Level 2 Judge |
Evil Eye of Orms-by-Gore
When this creature first appeared, it wasn’t
played all that much. You see, back in the caveman
days of Legends, this creature was considered to
have too much text and too little power. When it
was reprinted many years later in the base set,
the Evil Eye finally got the attention it always
deserved. Since nobody plays walls, Evil Eye of
Orms-by-Gore is basically always unblockable,
making this card a favorite win mechanism in black
control decks a few years ago. Limited formats? He
would be fine in limited. Lest you newer players
wonder how fun it would be to booster draft
expensive and highly treasured Legends packs, I
gotta tell ya, been there, done that, WORST SET
FOR BOOSTER DRAFT EVER!
CONSTRUCTED: 3.5
CASUAL: 4.0
LIMITED: 4.0
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Ray
"Monk"
Powers
* Level 3 DCI Judge
*DCI Tournament Organizer
*Game Store Owner (Gamer's Edge) |
Evil Eye of Orms By
Gore
This guy is so fun! I
must give Pechon credit for his selection of
creatures this week. Evil Eye is yet another card
that makes the center of a greatly fun casual
deck. In addition, as a splash-able card, it’s
fantastic for draft when the game stalls. This guy
can keep coming through every turn while the rest
of the game stalls out, and he does it in his own
stylish way.
Constructed:
2
Casual:
4
Limited:
4
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Jason
Matthews
* Level 1 DCI
Judge
*game store employee
* gaming for over 15 years |
Evil Eye of Orms-By-Gore
I have never played with this card but in a
control style deck this card could be a house. I
mean in most constructed deck people just don’t
run walls that often. He has a major league but
that makes him hard to kill. His drawback is just
something that you have to build around. In casual
play I think he is pretty solid and in constructed
he can be also. In limited he would be okay but
his drawback could really hurt you.
Constructed 2.5
Casual 3
Limited 2 |
Jonathan
Pechon
2 Grand
Prix Top 8's
Multiple Pro Tour
appearances |
Evil Eye of Orms-by-Gore
Well, the card
certainly looks evil…again, we’re dealing
with a card that managed to exist in Necro,
serving as an unblockable kill condition as well
as a massive blocker, all at a reasonably cheap
price. Not much gets through him, and not much
manages to block him (except for those cursed
Walls of Blossoms!).
This guy probably
serves as a bolt of choice at the group table,
letting you turn and do three to whomever you wish
to harm. He’s not sexy, but he does his job. I’d
probably stick to Mind Sludge if you’re looking
for more things to cast with B4.
I imagine that the
problem with this guy in Legends draft is that
there are so many walls that his ability isn’t
terribly useful; his limitation is potentially
crippling in these circumstances. However, he’s
still a 3/6 for five; that’s definitely
manageable. And his ability will probably snag a
game here and there.
Constructed: 3.0
Casual: 3.0
Limited: 3.0
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Jason
Chapman |
Evil Eye of Orms-By-Gore
has often been overshadowed by more efficient
Black creatures but it has always been a leading
choice as a finishing card for slower Black
builds. With 6 on the backside it is practically
invulnerable to Burn and also serves as a strong
wall to discourage attacks. The 3 power is also
very respectable especially since its evasion
ability to relatively strong, probably much
stronger than Fear. The downsides to this creature
are the cost and the fact that it hinders all
other creatures you play. Still this card has been
overlooked by too many players.
Constructed: This card
can often fit into slower decks that build over
time - 2.5
Casual: This card
fits well in casual Black and Black/Blue decks
that are looking for control - 2.5
Limited: This
format is all about the battle in the trenches and
EEOBG is a huge hurdle - .5
PEZ - EEOBG may not
have the punch to fill an Uncommon slot especially
since a strong Wall deck exists in the format -
2.5 |
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Evil Eye of Orms-by-Gore
Kind of has creature walk except for walls.
Possible use in MBC, as you shouldn’t have
anyother creatures, to lay some quick beats
after a Pox. Maybe some uses in other decks.
In Casual, you want your creatures to
actually attack. Not just do three damage a
turn. Pass.
In Limited. I still don’t like it. Too
controlly for me.
Constructed: 3
Casual: 2
Limited: 2.5
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