Old school, but what the heck. He keeps on
coming back, I suppose, though at quite an
expense. But if you're saccing off something
crappy, it's not a horrible deal.
Constructed - 3
Casual - 3.5
Limited - 3
BMoor
Necrosavant
First, just let me say that Necrosavant's
creature type has been changed from Necrosavant
to Zombie Giant. Just throwing that out there,
so nobody names Necrosavant for Mistform Mutant
or whatnot.
Now, a 5/5 for six mana seems okay, but first
off, there's a world of difference between a
mana cost of 5B and a mana cost of 3BBB. For
3BBB, that better be an awesome 5/5. And it
isn't. While it's in play, it's just a 5/5 with
no relevant abilites. And while it can bring
itself back from the graveyard, like Firemane
Angel can, it does so awfully expensively. I
suppose it's alright compared to Firemane Angel
(which costs 10 mana to bring back), but Black
is supposed to be better at this thing than Red
or White. If I had 3BB open when a creature of
mine died, then I suppose bringing back
Necrosavant is a decent way to use it, but for
six mana to cast and five plus a creature to
bring back, a 5/5 will not cut it. Sadly,
there's nothing cool about this guy but his
name. Just say it. Necrosavant. That just
oozes coolness.
Constructed- 1
Casual- 2.5
Limited- 1.5
Bill
(aka Pojo)
I just got back
from Disneyworld and had to come up with a card
quick for the COTD team to review. In
about 1998 or so I used to play Fat Black
Extended decks all the time, based on decks by
Jamie Wakefield. So I tossed Necrosavant
in for today's COTD just for the fun of it.
Back then,
we could use Dark Rituals, so getting to 6 mana
with mono black wasn't too difficult.
You'd try to drop a fattie as fast as you could,
and go to town.
At the
time, Necrosavant worked well with a creature
called
Carrionette. Carrionette was more dangerous
from the graveyard, and many times your opponent
wouldn't kill it if they had something good in
play. So you'd put it in the graveyard
yourself when you brought back necrosavant.
(Geez ... Visions was released in 1997 ... man
that makes me feel old).
