You all liked Reprisal and Smite the Monstrous,
right? Would you like a repeatable version? Oh
yes, that's exactly what this card is. It
doesn't technically say that, but you've used
cards that return your own creatures to your
hand in the fashion of Deputy of Acquittals and
Stonecloaker, right? You've been wondering if
there was anything more subtle you could do with
Ixidron, right? Actually, this card is better
than just a reusable version of Reprisal,
because it's also a solid creature at the same
time. So much potential in such a low-cost
package.
Magic The Gathering Card of The Day: Hidden
Dragonslayer
Welcome back readers todays card of the day is
powerful and also highlights the new morph
variant Megamorph. Its base form is a 2/1
lifelink creature for two mana with the benefit
of being a warrior, not the most exciting stats
but definitely passable, the benefit of
Megamorphing this creature is that you now get a
3/2 lifelink creature and when its turned face
up you destroy target creature with power 4 or
greater. This is a powerful ability as it nukes
Siege Rhinos, Polkuranos's and dragons alike.
In standard this card is priced just right it
has an aggressive body with a powerful effect
which makes sure it scales well into the mid to
late game, the lifelink can help you stabilize
or race and the ability can be just the thing to
clear out your opponents big blocker to punch
through damage. This is a sold aggressive
warrrior sure to see play. In modern, vintage,
legacy this card just doesn't do enough to
warrant its inclusion it can kill a creature but
there are more efficient spells and creatures to
accomplish this task the total of six mana to
get the effect is also a bit slow. In casual and
multiplayer this card is hard to judge. There is
a wide variety of huge creatures and the fact
its a warrior gives it a great boost, it may be
easy to play around depending on the variety of
white morph creatures you have somewhat limiting
its effectiveness and taking away the element of
surprise. In limited its pretty solid its
aggressive powerful has a relevant tribe and can
kill their bombs all in all a great card.
Today's card of the day is Hidden Dragonslayer
which is a two mana White
2/1 with Lifelink, Megamorph for three, and when
it is turned face up you can destroy target
opposing creature with power four or greater.
This is a slightly underpowered two mana drop as
White has many 2/2 with effects at that mana
cost, but for six mana in one turn or three each
for two turns you get the 3/2 with Lifelink and
removal which is much better. Even with
that it is fairly situational, a bit slow, and
unlikely to see serious play in any format with
the possible exception of Commander.
In Limited this is a decent first pick in
Booster as it works well at any stage of the
game and can be an efficient source of removal
with some added life gain. In Sealed any
deck using White should include this as a low
cost early game threat or late game removal as
in either or both scenarios it is useful while
having both as an option increases the worth.
All of these 2/1 creatures for 2 that could
megamorph are interesting creatures. They
provide options at all different stages of the
game. On turn 2, if you opponent has no
creatures, slip him down as a quick lifelink
creature. Turn 3, he is a 2/2 that threatens to
be something really scary. There are enough
decent morphs out there now that the opponent is
going to be cautious. The longer the game goes,
the more likely his face up ability is going to
be relevant and can really wreck your opponent’s
plans. A good, solid utility player like this is
an important part of your balanced breakfast…I
mean deck.
