Mirrodin Besieged contains a number of new cards
to support the infect strategy, and this week
we're looking at a few of them, starting with
Phyrexian Vatmother. This creature might be one
of the strongest tools for infect decks, with
efficiency that rivals some of the scariest
creatures of the past. It's a little higher-risk
than some past similar cards - it's easy to get
killed by the Vatmother when your opponent
manages to enchant it with Pacifism - but it's
cheap, it's hard to kill, and it ends the
opponent as fast as Akroma does. Sounds good to
me.
Welcome back readers today’s card of the day is
Phyrexian Vatmother a suicidal black creature
that can end games in a hurry. For four mana you
get a 4/5 infect creature. The fact that it
gives you a poison counter is negligible as you
should win the game before this card kills you,
unless your staring down an infect deck or
something with proliferate. In standard this
could be the lynchpin of a black aggressive
infect deck, I’m unsure of how likely it is to
take off but it’s a possibility. In extended and
eternal a poison archetype is up in the air as
of now it may become a sui black type deck
focusing on poison but I'm not sure its better
than any decks already available. In casual this
is a solid card for a poison style beat down
deck. In multiplayer do not play this card you
will die by poison counters before you kill
every player, Its better in two headed giant
though. In limited it’s a beast its not as good
versus infect decks or decks with proliferate
tricks though. Overall a solid card that
will see some play in various formats.
Today's card of the day is Phyrexian Vatmother
which is a four mana 4/5 with Infect that also
gives you a poison counter on each of your
upkeeps. This is a solid offensive threat
for an Infect deck that can potentially win the
game with any kind of support or earlier Infect
damage. The drawback is only really an
issue if it gets locked down or your opponent is
also playing Infect. Overall a worthwhile
addition to a Black deck running the Infect
theme as one of the more expensive options.
For Limited this is a very powerful card and one
of the bigger threats in the format, but it is
mitigated by the chance of running into Infect
across the table and to a lesser degree the
double Black in the casting cost. Easily a
first pick in Booster on the way towards an
Infect theme, but watch the packs as others may
be doing the same thing as adapting quickly may
be necessary. For Sealed a Black/Green or
Black/Blue deck are both viable depending on
your pool, but working this in whenever possible
is generally a good start.
Welcome to Infect week here
on pojo.com! Today’s card is the Phyrexian
Vatmother. It is a 4/5 for two generic and two
black mana. It has infect, and at the beginning
of your upkeep, you get a poison counter. That
ability puts you on a clock of having to beat
your opponent before the Vatmother beats you.
A 4/5 for four mana is a deal, even with the costly draw
back. However, having a 4/5 with infect is even
better, because you are going to start putting a
hurting downfield. The only way this card is
really bad is if you are running up against
another infect deck. That would be bad indeed. I
don’t really see this card getting much serious
play honestly. The drawbacks are too much for
too little. Side board this card at the best,
just in case you run up against someone not
running infect.
In any format, this card just has too many drawbacks in my
opinion for serious play. There are much better
options, and without the risks. In limited or
constructed, maybe take this just to use as a
blocker, but make sure you are mounting a
serious offensive somewhere.
