This guy is pretty good in limited, but not
always a first pick. If you get a chance to
draft this guy and you are already in white,
Crovax could easily be the best card in your
deck. If you see Crovax come around and your
deck only barely uses white, he’s easy to pass.
Even in good limited decks, as good as he is,
Crovax can be a bit of a problem for whatever
non-white creatures you might have in your deck.
Of course, no matter what, if Crovax is in your
deck, the person he will most annoy is your
opponent. Crovax has a big 4/4 body that hits
hard in combat and can be brought back to your
hand anytime you want for simply losing two life
points. Crovax doesn’t get much attention in
constructed tournament decks because he costs
too much to be tremendously helpful in white
weenie decks.
Crovax,
Ascendant Hero
Can White Weenie use this? It might come down a
little late for a true WW, which seeks to win
around turn five, but it's definitely a powerful
finisher for slower builds. Heck, even in a
white mid-range deck, he's a boost to all your
team, a permanent Nausea for everyone else's
(unless they're playing white too), and he has
an ability to bounce him back to your hand,
dodging removal. With that pedigree, he could
serve as a finisher for almost any control deck,
even if they didn't run any other other
creatures!
Constructed- 3.5
Casual 4.5
Limited- 4
David Fanany
Player since
1995
Crovax,
Ascendant Hero
I am a huge, huge fan of this Crovax from an
alternate Nemesis set. I liked him in my (no
longer Standard-legal) Hand in Hand update, I
like him in Martyr control, I will like him
again if he makes the 11th Edition. He's an
update of Night of Souls' Betrayal, except he's
usually even more one-sided than the enchantment
was - and he doesn't die!
Constructed: 4/5
Casual: 3/5
Limited: 4/5
Necro
nomikron
MTG Rules Advisor
Crovax,
Ascendant Hero:
I wasn't fond of this card at release, and I
haven't seen it used much since then.
This card is a bit overcosted for constructed,
and not powerful enough for the casual crowd to
love it all that much (though, in a multiplayer
game, it can have its uses).
In limited, this guy becomes better, but
definitely not a powerhouse.
Constructed: 2/5
Casual: 2.5/5
Limited: 3/5
PsychoAnime
#1
Magic Noob in Canada since 2002
Crovax,
Ascendant Hero
It's near impossible to kill. Split Second does
the job and so do counter spells, but that's
about it. That makes it a good finisher for
control decks. It also kills Stuffy Doll against
those Mono-red Snow Burn decks.
In casual, it's a pretty cool card and the -1/-1
effect messes up all opponents so that's pretty
good.
In limited, this thing is huge, but requires
white which I think is a weak colour in Time
Spiral block.
Constructed: 3.5/5
Casual: 3/5
Limited: 2/5
Meb9000
11/13
Crovax, Ascendant Hero
As White week continues, we look at the
oddly-purified version of Crovax from Planar
Chaos.
Crovax had been "cursed" to the $1 rare bin for
quite some time, but recently, all sorts of
coughSacredMesacough decks have been popping up
that make great use of the global pump Crovax
offers. Of course, being able to shrink nonwhite
creatures is awesome too. Saprolings, zombie or
goblin tokens, beware! Of course, one must be
careful with Crovax, since Kithkin decks are
everywhere and would be quite happy to see this
card in play. However, against other matchups,
especially control, Crovax shines with its free
bouncing ability. It lends him a level of
inevitability that is very valuable in long
games. Look for this card to make a splash as
long as Sacred Mesa is around.
Constructed: 3.5/5
Limited: 2.5/5
Swordmaster13
Tuesday's
card is Crovax, Ascendant Hero, a somewhat white
version of the black Ascendant Evincar. This
creature is a 4/4 Legend who's boosting effect
to white creatures makes him a favorite of
weenie decks while its second effect kills most
other weenie decks. The third effect makes him
somewhat immune to spot removal. He has a mana
free ability to return himself to his owner's
hand in a color that allows you to regain the
life you spent to return him. He's a big guy at
6 mana and many weenie decks should have the
game won by turn 6, but he and his black cousin
are great anti-weenie cards for colors other
than their own.
Limited:2/5
Constructed:3/5
Aethereal
Tuesday -
Crovax, Ascendant Hero
A handy little finisher for white decks. This is
good in just about any white deck, except
perhaps white weenie (as you might not hit six
mana). He boosts your other white guys (oh, hi
Sacred Mesa) and will probably hurt their guys.
The bounce effect also makes him really hard to
kill. There's not a whole lot more to say about
this guy; he speaks for himself. If you can
support the mana cost, he's a fine addition to
your deck.
In limited, if you're solidly into white and you
open this, you draft it, no questions asked.
