Ten points of power's worth of creatures for 4BB
is a very good deal. Made moreso when you
realize that with every swing, you get another
pair of 2/2's. Grave Titan can easily overwhelm
an opponent's defenses over time, while
supplying you with chump blockers to thwart your
opponent's attempt to race before all his
creatures get deathtouched or swarmed. Factor in
the copious cards in Magic's history that deal
with Zombie tribal, and thei rproclivity with
returning creatures like Grave Titan from the
graveyard should they die, and you have a supply
of fresh corpses to make yourself the envy of
every necromancer this side of the swamps!
In Norse mythology, the realm of the dead was
ruled by Hel, a giantess and daughter of Loki
who was prophesied to one day lead an unholy
army to the field of Ragnarok. Grave Titan can
turn a game around or put it beyond reach
altogether with an impact that lasts well beyond
its entry and/or removal, and was the most
spectacular card in the recent world
championship game. Even if the end foretold by
the Seeress never comes, Grave Titan is certain
to remain a first-tier threat.
Welcome back readers today's card of the day is
Grave Titan a powerful black finisher and our
number six card on the countdown. In standard
Grave Titan is a defining card of U/B control
decks and provides an immediate threat as soon
as it hits the board in the form of zombie
tokens, as U/B is one of the strongest decks in
standard Grave Titan is one of the strongest
tools available. In extended Jund and other
decks running black are powerful and Grave Titan
does not lose its appeal, the wider avenue of
strategies and multiple control decks gives this
card a place to shine. In eternal this card is
not as feasible considering the speed and nature
of powerful cards available its a little slow.
In casual and multiplayer this card is amazing,
it not only provides tokens for continued
offense and defense but the addition of
deathtouch causes players to look elsewhere when
it comes to attacking Grave Titan is a great
card for casual and multiplayer players barring
the price of course. In limited this is a bomb
pick it and the other titans early and often the
black in the costing cost may be a problem but a
powerful card. Overall one of the most powerful
titans and a huge and powerful threat.
Today's card number six of 2010 is Grave Titan
which at six mana not only gives you the 6/6
with Deathtouch, but also two 2/2 Zombie Tokens
making it a bargain on power and toughness.
Every attack adding additional zombies and Black
having multiple methods of returning this from
the graveyard only make it that much better.
The Deathtouch ability may seem slightly
redundant on a 6/6 body, but depending on the
situation it can be useful on defense or in
delaying damage to particular blockers.
This will see play in some competitive decks
with a strong zombie or recursion theme, but how
successful it will be remains to be seen.
For Limited big creatures often win games and
tokens often win games, so this doing both makes
it a first pick and a major bomb. There is
no major drawback to running this card and in a
set with Disentomb and Gravedigger as commons
plus the excellent Rise from the Grave at
Uncommon support is likely to be readily
available. If your pool supports Black
even slightly in Sealed playing this should be
seriously considered and the above cards counted
as automatic inclusions in the deck. For
Booster draft this should always be drafted even
in the third pack to prevent someone else from
using it and possibly as a late adjustment to
your own deck if you can draft support fast
enough.
Today’s Card of the Day Top
10 of 2010 is Grave Titan. I really expected
this guy to appear higher in the top 5, but here
he sits at number 6. There is no drawbacks to
this guy at all. For six mana, 2 black and 4
generic, you will get a 6/6 Deathtouch, that
when it ocmes into play, or attacks, gets you
two 2/2 zombie tokens. All that for six mana
seems like a bargain. Three creatures for six
mana, that can quickly turn into several more.
Not bad indeed.
In limited and standard formats, taking this guy is a no
brainer. He is a staple in pro decks, and
therefore deserves the respect that if you have
an opportunity to draft him in any format, you
should take him without hesitation. The ability
to quickly overload a board with creatures in
you favor is too great to deny. And even should
your opponent have someway of handling the
Titan, you still benefited the moment it hits
the table. And the Deathtouch is always a game
changer. How your opponent decides to attack
once a deathtouch creature is on the table is
always altered. No sense losing a big creature
for nothing, right?
In casual, multiplayer, and vintage formats, this guy gets
REALLY crazy. Think back a few years to the
block that made zombie decks ridiculous, and add
this guy. Now when you drop the Titan, you could
pump those little tokens into monstrosities even
you may be unable to imagine. Undead Warchief’s,
Soulless One’s, Cemetery Reaper’s, and of course
Death Baron’s make your tokens insane, just
insane.
