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Razaketh, the Foulblooded
- Hour of Devastation
Reviewed
August 4, 2017
Constructed: xx
Casual: xx
Limited: xx
Multiplayer: xx
Commander [EDH]: xx
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David Fanany
Player since
1995 |
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
While he's not an official story spotlight, it's
interesting that Razaketh's flavor text reminds
us about Liliana's ongoing story. Honestly, I
had kind of forgotten about it before. I
remember the stuff about her finding the Chain
Veil in Shandalar, and then showing up on
Innistrad and stirring the pot, but by the time
Kaladesh came out last year, I wasn't even sure
they were still doing that.
In any event, this guy definitely has an ability
you want to build around. Universal tutor
abilities are always powerful, and while
Razaketh's mana cost is high, it's very unusual
to get a tutor ability that's repeatable (and
for black, both creatures and life are reusable
and/or renewable and/or stealable resources).
Actually, for the context of Commander, paying
two life is pretty close to paying zero life.
Constructed: 2/5
Casual: 4/5
Limited: 4/5
Multiplayer: 4/5
EDH/Commander: 4/5 |
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James H. |
Razaketh, the Foulblooded (8/4)
Hey, it's literally a demonic tutor.
Puns aside, Razaketh is certainly what you would
hope for in the set's big, mythic Demon. It's an
efficient attacker (even if expensive), and it
has a pretty decent effect: sacrifice your board
(and pay some life) to get cards out of your
deck. A repeatable tutoring effect is extremely
dangerous, and black does like having an army of
creatures that can die and that like to die.
I don't know, though, if Razaketh is good enough
to see play outside of Standard. Griselbrand is
a bit better in formats where you would want to
cheat both of them in, but Razaketh plays a bit
better in a fairer set-up. Fair is not the name
of the game, though. But all joking aside, an
8/8 with flying and trample is a good place to
be for finishing off opponents.
Constructed: 3.5
Casual: 5
Limited: 4.75
Multiplayer: 3.5
Commander: 4.25 |
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