Neraaz the Venomous
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Posted on Aug. 26, 2021, 4:04 a.m. by TypicalTimmy
Neraaz the Venomous
Legendary Creature - Manticore
Flying
Wither
Whenever one or more -1/-1 counters are put onto another creature, you gain that much life.
, : Neraaz the Venomous deals X damage to any target.
5/5
:)
Necrosis24 says... #3
I agree with wallisface on the first and last points. Four life is nothing in cmdr phyrexian mana is basically a built in cost reduction for us. The activated ability costs too much to be worth using.
I think “ Neraaz, the Venomous deals 1 damage to target creature” is sufficient since it’s triggered ability doesn’t care about how many counters just how many instances of counters.
I do like the triggered ability although life gain isn’t big in rakdos as it is actually quite the opposite I think it brings something new to the table. This would allow you to use cards like Sanguine Bond and Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose.
August 26, 2021 1:40 p.m.
There's no real consistency in effects to draw from on Manticores in Magic history. Some deal damage but only once per cast/trigger event per turn, others have very different effects. If we instead look at the artifact equivalents Masticores, you can continuously trigger the damage ability but they have a discard cost somewhere - be it on cast or upkeep. However they are also artifacts and colorless.
What if it was to deal 1 damage to any target? No tap.
That would make it great at dealing with smaller utility creatures but quite costly at dealing with bigger threats. See The Scorpion God.
wallisface says... #2
If you’re looking for feedback, here are my thoughts:
phyrexian mana is gross. I’d just price it at 3BR and maybe make it a 4/4. Nobody is going to pay for those Phyrexian symbols with actual mana, so lets not pretend they might.
the gain life static ability feels really out of place. BR is not a colour pair that typically gains life. I feel this should be changed to life drain (like Obelisk Spider) so it at least feels more in-theme.
the tap ability feels very very expensive, in a colour pair that’s typically aggressive. I’d drop it to X1BR, or if you’re worried about big-mana, just change it to deal 2 damage for tap and 2BR.
August 26, 2021 6:26 a.m.