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Yawgmoth Demon
New for 9th Edition
Reviewed July 28, 2004
Constructed: 2.3
Casual: 3
Limited: 1.8
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Chris
Gerhardt
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game store owner in CA,
ShuffleAndCut |
For a short span, I
believe this demon will be let loose before
Mirrodin and all it's Artifacts cycle out of Type
2. Will all Hell break loose? We shall see.
6/6 Flying First Strikers are always a kick in the
pants, and while this might not work well for
limited (try gathering artifacts out of a base
set), this could be interesting for a short time
in constructed?? I dunno...6 drops rarely make the
cut.
In casual, this could
be a fun finisher. Use artifact mana
acceleration, and it will only take a couple turns
for this guy to do it's lethal damage. How
about with a
Nuisance Engine, or any artifact token maker?
Constructed:
2.5
Casual: 3.5
Limited: 2
Current Price:
Yawgmoth
Demon -
Antiquities - $5.21
Combos
Well With:
Nuisance
Engine -
Mirrodin - $0.39
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Judge
Bill
*Level 2
MTG Judge
*game store employee
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Let me be the first
to admit here that the Havoc Demon is the
superior card in all formats. So why did I
choose the Yawgmoth Demon? One simple reason,
really ... it gets another creature onto MTGO.
We already have Havoc Demon in Legions, which is
a set that is on Magic Online.
Yawgmoth Demon
requires artifacts to feed it. By the time 9th
Edition comes out, Mirrodin block will be ready
to rotate to extended. So there won't be many
artifacts to feed it. Thus, a bad card.
In casual, this is
the type of card people love to build decks
around. It's big, it has flying and First
strike, it has 6 toughness, and it has a strange
little upkeep cost that you like to build decks
around. Fun times.
In limited, I doubt
9th Edition will have enough artifacts for this
to matter. Pass it unless you're rare drafting
(and only then if there's no playable card in
the pack).
Constructed: 1
Casual: 3
Limited: 1
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Jonathan
Pechon
2 Grand
Prix Top 8's
Multiple Pro Tour
appearances |
Yawgmoth Demon
If the schedule is
correct, this will come into Standard while
Mirrodin-block is still legal. That being the
case, this could have some potential as a huge
flier in black artifact decks; it’s definitely
pretty stout, and sacrificing an artifact an
upkeep shouldn’t be too severe, what with the
abundance of lands and Talismans available; this
ignores potential interaction with Genesis
Chamber. It’ll be appealing at least while
Mirrodin is legal; I don’t know what will happen
after that.
All right, he’s just
silly big, and he’s a flier. Artifacts to
sacrifice can be more than a little abundant.
He’s fun, and he gets in there to kill people
pretty quickly. While he’s not so great for
Mental, I wouldn’t mind swinging with this guy any
day.
I had actually
convinced myself for a while that this was going
to see reprint in one of the Mirrodin-block sets;
had it been there, it would have been amazing in
draft. Since it’ll be in 9th, I’m
wagering that it’s going to be pretty poor; there
aren’t going to be enough playable artifacts to
really support this realistically, unless you get
lucky or are somehow able to force this early
(which, considering we don’t know the full
contents of 9E, is tough to say).
Constructed: 3.0
Casual: 2.5
Limited: 2.0?
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Jeff Zandi
5 Time Pro Tour
Veteran
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Yawgmoth Demon
This card could easily been reprinted in the
Mirrodin block, but will
instead be reprinted for the first time in Ninth
Edition. In anything but
the current Artifact Block, it's hard to imagine
Yawgmoth Demon being too
interesting, but then again, there are typically
always artifacts good
enough for constructed play. In a limited format
that includes a LOT of
artifacts in the card pool, this card would be
irresistible. If the artifact
content in Ninth Edition is anything like that of
Eighth Edition, it will
probably be impossible to draft enough artifacts
to make Yawgmoth Demon
playable. In short, for constructed and limited
play, the return of the
Yawgmoth Demon is simply a year or so too late.
CONSTRUCTED: 2.0
CASUAL: 3.0
LIMITED: 2.5
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Ray
"Monk"
Powers
* Level 3 DCI Judge
*DCI Tournament Organizer |
Yawgmoth Demon (vs.
Havoc Demon)
I tell ya, I don’t
understand this one. All I can think is that
people are thinking that Ninth Edition will come
into play while Mirrodin Block is still legal, so
the upkeep of sacrificing an artifact is not too
big a deal, because, you know, everyone plays with
artifacts right now. I have to admit I would have
gone with the Havoc Demon, who seems much more
timeless in his playability and power.
Constructed:
3
Casual:
4
Limited:
1
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DeQuan
Watson
* game store owner (The Game Closet - Waco,TX) |
This seems to have
been the more irrelevant of all the votes held
thus far. No one that I spoke with really seemed
to care about this vote. Truthfully, everyone
agrees that neither of these cards will find their
way into many decks. I personally have very little
liking for either of them. With that said, I think
the proper demon won. Based on their cost, I think
Yawgmoth Demon is the most likely to see play. I'm
not a huge fan of it, but if I had to
choose...well...gimme my Yawgmoth Demon. This vote
seems to have meant more to the casual crowd than
anyone else.
Constructed: 2
Casual: 3
Limited: 2 |
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In 8th, the
developers decided that they needed to include
reminder text for flying and first strike. Image
the reminder text on this. *squints to read the
rest of the card*
I remember when we
reviewed this card back in
December, and were basically all saying that
this card is cool and would be nice today.
Well, he’s gonna have his chance. Although he
will be able to have lots of Mirrodin artifacts
to feed off of, he costs 6. And unless you
already have control of the board, this will be
useless, and you will die next turn regardless
of how much damage this guy will do. Still this
is nothing to sneeze at and if your opponent
can’t deal with it, good night.
In limited, it’s not
easy to tell what the limited environment will
be like for 999. I’m guessing that there won’t
be too many artifacts to sac to this guy, so
he’s probably gonna be hard to play with in
limited.
In casual, Yawgmoth
Demon, meet Mirrodin’s 1 and 0 cc artifacts.
Mirrodin’s 1 and 0 cc artifacts, meet Yawgmoth
Demon. =/
Constructed: 3
Casual: 4
Limited: 2
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Paul
Hagan |
Yawgmoth Demon --
How good does a six casting-cost creature have to
be to go in a deck? A 6/6 Flying, First Striking
creature seems pretty solid at first glance, but
is the drawback worth it? Yawgmoth Demon puts you
to the test. First, you will need to be playing a
deck with a fair amount of black, and then you
will have to have a fair number of artifacts (or a
way to recur artifacts) to make him worth
anything. Finally, and this is the worst part, you
can't really get rid of him if you run out of
artifacts. If the Demon said something along the
lines of, "If you do not sacrifice an artifact in
this way, sacrifice Yawgmoth Demon", I would be
more sympathetic. As is, I'm not sure Yawgmoth
Demon really should see much play.
In casual play, the Demon could probably see some
play, especially with cards like Myr Servitor or
Myr Retriever to power him along. In limited, I'm
not so sure I would play the Demon -- maybe if I
was playing with some Mirrodin Block, so I had a
large number of artifacts in my pool.
Constructed Rating: 2.0
Casual Rating: 2.5
Limited Rating: 1.5
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w00t |
Yawgmoth Demon-
Constructed - This
is pretty much a Rust Elemental for BB More,
with +2/+2, first strike, and less damage dealt
if no sacrifice made. Still not all that great.
Regardless I voted for it to have a new card on
MTGO. Really not playable, if you need a black
beatstick, plenty o' choices above this one.
Casual - If I really wanted to try to build a
deck around this, Id chose Rust elemental
instead. 2 Colored mana less is pretty good,
even if it's smaller.
Limited - For 999,
there are definitely not going to be enough
artifacts to feed this. Don't even try it, even
if you manage to draft 4 artifacts (That's
probably the most you'll ever get).
Constructed - 1.5
Casual - 1.5
Limited - 1.5
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