Random Infect idea spawned from FRF

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Posted on Feb. 13, 2015, 12:57 a.m. by VampireArmy

Plague Ascendant 1B

Elf Horror

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

Spells you control have infect.

Whenever a spell you control deals damage to a creature or player, sacrifice that many permanents.

1/1


Thoughts : busted? too much of a drawback? This card would be rare, possibly mythic depending on the lore of what's going on.

Osang says... #2

It seems like a fun card. Acidic Soil seems like a decent EDH combo with it, given that you have a sac outlet for your lands.

I think it's a pretty fair card, but my gut says busted. Can't think of anything that'll support my gut, though.

February 13, 2015 1:07 a.m.

Servo_Token says... #3

I will jam 4 copies of this in mono red legacy burn all day all night.

Turn three, have this on board from the prior turn, Flame Rift, in response to the sac trigger Fireblast, do 2 poison from some other card, GG even faster than before? Seems hyper good.

February 13, 2015 1:20 a.m.

VampireArmy says... #4

Soooooo too good?

February 13, 2015 1:21 a.m.

VampireArmy says... #5

but in that scenario, you;re losing all of your lands plus the creature that allows infect too :P Doesn't seem that busted to me cuz then you gotta rebuild and draw into more infect sources

February 13, 2015 1:23 a.m.

Servo_Token says... #6

Nah, that clause is enough to make it fringe playable in non-legacy. I think it's fine. The drawback definitely makes it too bad for standard though. Like, Soulfire Grand Master doesn't even see much play, and that has zero drawback.

February 13, 2015 1:24 a.m.

kintighd says... #7

I want to say busted, but the more I think about it, the more I feel like the draw back is too much.

February 13, 2015 2:37 a.m.

Putrefy says... #8

The thing is: Why would I even want to play it over Blighted Agent or Phyrexian Crusader?

February 13, 2015 5:54 a.m.

lothshteth says... #9

Definitely rare. I think the design is balanced. It obviously wouldn't fit in the simic infect decks, and I doubt burn would want to go down this route. But, still an awesome design that people like me would love to toy with.

February 16, 2015 1:04 a.m.

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