This Bloodlord is too arrogant for its own good.
There are far too many creatures with power one
or less that see play. Practically every deck
can generate a 1/1 or a 0/1 token, if it isn't
already running Noble Hierarch or Enclave
Cryptologist or Blood Seeker, and that hands
them a free way to kill the Bloodlord by
sacrificing their much-cheaper creature. If it
had flying, or deathtouch (to kill 1-/5+
creatures like Valakut Fireboar or Wall of
Denial), or even haste, it might be worth a
consideration. But since it dies to any creature
that does not have exactly 2 or exactly 3 points
of power, it is of little use.
This is a funny card, reminding me as it does of
Iwamori of the Open Fist. Not in any practical
manner, but the concept of someone who only
wants to fight people he believes are as strong
as him is rather interesting. There's a lot less
tension involved with Arrogant Bloodlord than
there was with another similar card (Phyrexian
Negator), as I'm not sure how often his drawback
actually comes up in practice (Wall of Omens
notwithstanding). Even if you considered
his disadvantage to be more important than me,
he'd still be another vampire for the Nocturnus
deck, meaning that we're sure to see him
somewhere sometime.
Magic The Gathering Card of The Day: Arrogant
Bloodlord
Welcome back readers today's card of the day is
a powerful three drop in black from Rise of the
Eldrazi. A 4/4 for three mana is a good deal the
only drawback is the whole 1 power or less
clause. With Eldrazi spawn in the same set this
card can be humbled by the lowliest creature. In
standard mono black aggro has taken a backseat
to control builds but I could picture this guy
possibly making an appearance in some aggressive
vampire builds, he is no Vampire Nighthawk but a
possible addition and companion perhaps. In
extended and eternal possible in a suicide black
build although there are far more efficient
creatures. In casual and multiplayer at worse he
is a good wall that cant block 1/1's but he
holds back Savannah Lions and Kird Apes all day
long. The 4/4 body is impressive and allows you
to alternate between aggressive attacks and
holding back to block. In limited it seems
like it would be bad with Eldrazi spwan but I
gave it a test run and its a solid creature and
a good early pick if your heavy into black.
Today's card of the day is Arrogant Bloodlord
which is a 4/4 for three mana, but with a flavor
rich drawback that allows the weakest creatures
to be an Achilles' heel for it. An
excellent blocker, barring power reduction
trickery, but a bit limited offensively.
If the Bloodlord is given flying or Intimidate
it can really shine, though it is still quite
solid for Black and in the already strong
vampire decks. An excellent choice to play
alongside Infest unless your opponent happens to
have creatures with three power available.
In Limited the sheer number of Eldrazi spawn
tokens and Defenders with low power are a big
hindrance, but Bloodlord can be played
defensively until the time is right for an
attack. For Booster draft this can be
selected after bombs and removal alongside other
creatures as for Black this is a solid choice.
With Sealed the double Black mana cost hurts
noticeably and it may not see play until the
fourth turn or later. That is a bit less
of an issue than with some other creatures as
the opening turns of a game are a bit more
likely to provide one mana 1/1 creatures.
