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Crosis, the Purger
Invasion
Reviewed August 29, 2005
Constructed: 3.5
Casual: 4
Limited: 5
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Tim
Stoltzfus |
Crosis, the
Purger
Crosis, the Purger was one of five Invasion
dragon legends that each had three colors in the
casting cost, and had some activated ability
based on the central color. I remember it fondly
because it struck me as the set where Wizards of
the Coast finally realized that it is almost
impossible to create an undercosted creature,
simply because creatures tend to be removed from
play very easily. Crosis, the Purger was one of
the better dragon legends, second only to Rith,
the Awakener, in my opinion. Either way it is
still an excellent card for all sorts of decks,
and is always a first pick in limited play.
Constructed – 3.5
Casual – 4
Limited – 5
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Christine
Gerhardt |
Crosis, the
Purger
Okay, I have to say, the first time I played
Magic was at the Invasion Pre-Release event in
Dallas, TX. I opened TWO Crosis in my sealed
deck round one (too bad I didn't know wtf I was
doing, or I'm sure I could have fold, spindled
and mutilated the crowd). So, feeling that
Crosis had an attachment to me, it became my
collectible card. I believe I now have more than
30 foil Crosis, plus a few other oddities of it,
including Japanese and other languages, an
artist proof, and a bunch of artist signed
foils. =) He's kinda ugly, but hey...what can I
say....the guy is attracted to me.
Crosis and the other Invasion dragons do
actually see a bit of play...usually powered out
by some quick force since they are quite mana
intensive both in cost and ability. But the
abilities are worth the price, and it's damn
hard to deal with a 6/6 flyer coming at your
dome. While Crosis isn't the best of the
Invasion dragons, he's still decent, especially
in limited where 6/6 flyers usually end the
game. In casual, dragon theme decks are popular,
and though the 3 color mana makes the Invasion
guys hard to coordinate, people go for it all
the time using mana smoothers or other tricks to
get them on the board.
Crosis rulez.
Constructed - 3
Casual - 4
Limited - 5
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