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Marrow-Gnawer
Champions of Kamigawa
Reviewed September 6, 2004
Constructed: 2.5
Casual: 4.4
Limited: 2.3
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Chris
Gerhardt
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game store owner in CA,
ShuffleAndCut |
Hey, Fear should be
something involved here, because a bunch of rats doubling
up can be quite scary. So we finally have a
suitable Rat Lord. While he's a bit
expensive for tournament, I can see packs of
casual players licking their chops now on this
one. Finally, their rat minions have a leader to
take them into glorious battle! But
seriously, it's a really nice thing Wizards has
done for Rats, and rat lovers everywhere will thank
them, I'm sure. Some of the current Rats and
cards that will work with this guy to make a
pretty insane deck:
At the moment, most of
those little guys are pretty cheap, though I
suspect the introduction of Marrow-Gnawer might
drive the price up on some of the better Rats in
the near future. Another nice this is Coat
of Arms is presently relatively cheap (it was
hovering closer to $20 for a while there), so you
can really super charge your rodents.
In limited, we'll have
to see how many rats come out in the set and block
before we'll know the full impact. If there
are a decent amount of commons, this guy might be
a viable draft pick.
Constructed:
2.5
Casual: 4.5
Limited: 3
Current Price:
Marrow-Gnawer -
Champions of Kamigawa - TBA
Combos
Well With:
Relentless
Rats -
Fifth Dawn - $3.41
Chittering
Rats -
Darksteel - $0.12
Lab Rats -
Stronghold - $0.19
Pestilence
Rats -
Ice Age - $0.19
Ravenous
Rats -
8th Edition - $0.12
Swarm of
Rats -
8th Edition - $0.39
Coat of
Arms -
8th Edition - $7.98
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Judge Bill
*Level 2
MTG Judge
*game store employee
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This card
is uber-casual. Between Lab Rats, a
Volrath's Laboratory making rats, and
Relentless Rats, practically a
finished deck. Maybe play Bayous for a
couple of Overruns, or Coat of Arms.
There
aremany ways you can go with this card
in casual and make a cool deck. Not so
in competitive constructed or limited.
I doubt there are enough rats in CoK
to make this worth it in sealed.
Constucted:
1.5
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Jeff Zandi
5
Time Pro Tour
Veteran
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Marrow-Gnawer
The rats are coming, and Marrow-Gnawer is leading
the way. Assuming you
actually HAVE a few rats in play other than the
Gnawer, this card can easily
breed an army of rats in no time. That
Marrow-Gnawer also gives all rats
fear is only more, uh, fear-some! Interesting as a
constructed card, less
interesting in limited unless there are at least
three or four playable rat
commons in the set.
CONSTRUCTED: 3.0
CASUAL: 3.0
LIMITED: 2.5
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Ray "Monk"
Powers
* Level 3 DCI Judge
*DCI Tournament Organizer |
Marrow-Gnawer
This guy is fun! The past few sets have been all
about giving rats more and more tools, with
Chittering Rats and Restless Rats, and now, we
have the rat lord himself, the Marrow-Gnawer. On
his own, he’s pretty unimpressive; a 2/3 fear for
five mana. But in casual, where you can make fun
decks like the rat deck, this guy can become an
unstoppable force, doubling your army turn after
turn. Make sure to not do this in a multi-player
game, as nothing makes a bigger target on your
forehead than a card that doubles your creature
count every turn.
Constructed: 2
Casual: 4
Limited: 1
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DeQuan
Watson
* game store owner (The
Game Closet - Waco,TX) |
Well, this sure is
different. I hope this is a trend for Champions of
Kamigawa. This is a legendary creature that's
playable. Thank goodness. It's ability is pretty
good too in a rat deck. I'm not sure how much I
would want this in a sealed or draft deck, but
there are definitely a few possibilities in
constructed. And casual guys will love this.
Relentless rats were already fun...now you have a
RAT KING!
Constructed: 3
Casual: 4
Limited: 2
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Paul
Hagan |
Marrow-Gnawer --
As far as Legends go, I can't complain too much
about Marrow-Gnawer. He is a bit on the
expensive side, especially for his 2/3 body, but
he comes equipped with an ability that can be
absolutely sick in a Rat deck. Unfortunate, he
does *tap* to use this ability, lowering his
playability a little bit more. Another downside
is that with Mirrodin Block still being in the
Standard environment after the rotation, there
are a *lot* of artifacts still hanging around,
meaning Fear just isn't that effective.
Casual players should absolutely love this card.
It goes well in fun theme decks, and it
shouldn't be too hard to get ahold of.
Limited players will usually turn their back on
Marrow-Gnawer unless they see a lot of rats
floating around in the draft, which is entirely
possible. I don't think Marrow-Gnawer is a first
pick, but I also haven't drafted the set yet, so
I could be wrong.
Constructed Rating: 2.0
Casual Rating: 3.0
Limited Rating: 1.5
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Andy
Van Zandt |
Marrow-Gnawer
Well, it does have fear, and assumedly there are
enough rats in the set to
make him worthwhile there, though he requires at
least 2 other rats in play
before his sac ability becomes worthwhile. Too
expensive in constructed,
with not enough punch or speed, I think.
constructed 2
casual 3.5
limited 3
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