Z’rrik, Phyrexian Avenger
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Posted on April 25, 2021, 5:30 a.m. by zAzen7977
What if Yawgmoth left not just one, but two “sons” - K’rrik and Z’rrik. After decades of being lost between planes, Z’rrik has returned to avenge his brother and father, and nothing will stand in his way...
I was inspired to create a legendary version of Gravecrawler that is extra nasty.
Any comments or suggestions are welcome!
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #3
*printed, that is. What would pronted even mean?
April 25, 2021 8:11 a.m.
Mcat1999, me too! I’ve been waiting for a suitable zombie aggro/voltron commander, but none have peaked my interest so far.
seshiro_of_the_orochi, thank you!! I appreciate the compliments! I tried to make it as elegant as possible and reduce the potential for combo abuse. I kept the Phyrexian theme with “Z’rrik” to explain the use of Phyrexian mana, and also as a tribute to my favorite plane.
Mtg_Mega_Nerds, definitely! When Squee was first released, I thought it was a shame that WotC didn’t make him a black zombie. I’m also a big fan of Eternal Scourge . I’d like to see more cards like this.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #2
This is a great design. Similar creatures would be Gravecrawler and Haakon, Stromgald Scourge . And with the latter, this is incredibly powerful. With enough life and an Ashnod's Altar , it goes infinite super-easy. Then again, what doesn't go infinite with Altar?
The power level is there, I would even call it pushed, but then again, the once per turn restriction is great to balance it. Dearhtouch and Lifelink is a very fitting combination of keywords, and the enter tapped clause helps to make it not OP.
As much as I'd like ideas to improve the card, I can't. It's simply beautiful. Maybe change the name to have it have its own lore without a connection to Yawgmoth, and I'd love to see it pronted anywhere. Great job.
April 25, 2021 8:10 a.m.