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Samurai of the Pale Curtain
Champions of Kamigawa
Reviewed January 7, 2004
Constructed: 3.20
Casual: 3.30
Limited: 3.10
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Jeff Zandi
5
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Veteran
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Samurai of the
Pale Curtain
If you want some early beats in any Champions of
Kamigawa format, limited or constructed, look no
further than Samurai of the Pale Curtain. This
2/2 for two has Bushido 1, which allows you to
attack in the early game with less fear of
losing your creature in a one-for-one trade. His
ability to cause cards headed for the graveyard
to be removed from the game is a two edged sword
that can hurt you and your opponent equally, an
issue that ends up mattering in games more often
that I thought it would. I doubt this card has a
huge constructed career ahead, outside of
Champions block constructed, but in limited, I
rate this card pretty high and I think if you
are drafting white you should make it an early
pick.
CONSTRUCTED: 3.0
CASUAL: 3.5
LIMITED: 3.5 |
Ray "Monk"
Powers
* Level 3 DCI Judge
*DCI Tournament Organizer |
Samurai of the
Pale Curtain
More 2/2 creatures for two mana this week. This
guy not only has Bushido, but an ability that
single-handedly destroys Soul shift, which is
very important in the limited format. He's also
great in constructed White weenie decks, and in
the block Samurai Decks. In short, this guy is
not amazing, but simply solid in any and all
formats.
Constructed - 3
Casual - 3
Limited - 4 |
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DeQuan
Watson
* game store owner (The
Game Closet - Waco,TX) |
Samurai of the
Pail Curtain - Friday
This is my new favorite "bear" (2/2 for two
mana). This card does a lot to stop crazy tricks
with Soulless Revival and things like Eternal
Witness. It even goes a step further by causing
some serious problems for Affinity. And for some
reason is has Bushido as well, so it is hard to
block. This is a solid creature in so many ways.
This is a must have in any weenie rush deck with
white.
Constructed: 4
Casual: 3.5
Limited: 2.5 |
Paul
Hagan |
Samurai of the
Pale Curtain --
Earlier in the week, I said that Leonin
Skyhunter always made the cut into any Type II
White Weenie decklist that I was making
nowadays. Samurai of the Pale Curtain is the
same way. With Eternal Witness in every green
deck and Affinity still posting up good numbers,
being able to mess with your opponent's
graveyard seems pretty key.
In a casual environment, Samurai of the Pale
Curtain takes a little bit of a hit since it is
more a meta-game call than a solid creature.
However, being a 2/2 for WW and having Bushido 1
should help this card make the cut often.
In limited, I'll take this card if I am into
white, as it can't ever hurt having a small,
solid creature earlier in the game. It isn't a
first pick, but you scoop it early.
Constructed Rating: 3.0
Casual Rating: 3.0
Limited Rating: 2.5 |
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Andy
Van Zandt |
Samurai of the
Pale Curtain
White's withered wretch, it's a little less
utilitous and a little better at the fisticuffs.
Unfortunately it stops your own soulshifting as
well, but that doesn't stop it from being
automatic in limited, and a good sideboard card
in a variety of decks in constructed.
constructed 3
casual 3
limited 3 |
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