Straightforward as they come. Drain your
opponents' blood. Please note, it affects ALL
opponents. Excellent in multiplayer, and yes,
even an advantage in a 1-on-1 game, because by
affecting "all" opponents, it doesn't target an
opponent and is therefore not affected by
Leyline of Sanctity or Swerve-type effects. Now
all you need is a decent supply of mana. Still
got some of those Myr from yesterday's review
kicking around?
The biggest drawback here is that it doesn't
effect the board. You can drain your opponents
for 8 and end up with a prodigious life total,
but their creatures are still waiting to smack
your life total back down. Though if you're
playing black, you should have some answers to
that.
Exsanguinate was clearly designed for
multiplayer, and that's where it truly shines.
It's not that decks designed for one-on-one
games don't appreciate this effect, per se; they
simply might not have room for it. It's also
arguably fairer than Kokusho was, though I'm
just waiting for the first Urzatron/Urborg/Cabal
Coffers/Exsanguinate/Regrowth free-for-all deck.
Better dust off your Platinum Angels.
Today's card of the day is Exsanguinate which
is a two Black and X spell that can drastically
shift the balance of a game, but unfortunately
can't be used against creatures. This
limits the options of how it can be used, but
with six mana it is an eight life point swing
which is fairly impressive. Aside from a
deck with high mana generation, a Black burn
style, or perhaps a Blue/Black control/stall
theme this isn't likely to see play as it lacks
versatility.
For Limited this is a nice burn card to use
against an opponent and increase your own life
points with no real negative. The slower
format and several creature and artifact sources
of mana allows the opportunity to get higher
numbers and possibly win the game in a single
play.
Unfortunately this doesn't help against Infect,
but is still a good card to play and should be
drafted when in your colors if direct removal
isn't available in the pack.
In Multiplayer this is a very powerful card that
may make you a target, but will equal a major
advantage for each mana spent that increases for
each player impacted.
