Fun with Goblin Test Pilot.
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Posted on April 23, 2013, 3:43 p.m. by Rayenous
I like the flavour of the spiled card - Goblin Test Pilot .
Blue/Red - 1UR
Creature - Goblin (0/2)
Flying
T: Goblin Test Pilot deals 2 damage to target creature or player chosen at random.
The problem is, of course, trying to control this enough to make it playable.
I wouldn't expect this to ever be a Tier 1 playable card... but I'd like to see what ideas people come up with to use it... I'm focusing on Standard play at this point. - Preferably ways that might come up in the pre-release... but any I might pull off at FNM for fun would be nice.
My first thought was to combine it with Palisade Giant , protecting your creatures.
There is also Boros Reckoner and/or Stuffy Doll .
If you've got a way to redirect damage away from your creatures and yourself, maybe throw in a bit of deathtouch and/or lifelink too. Just to up the chaos.
April 23, 2013 7:24 p.m.
So it's a really bad creature that requires a bunch of other stuff to make it not lose you the game?
April 23, 2013 8:28 p.m.
Or it's an awesome card if you like building "Randomness for random's sake" decks. It'd be perfect for a red-based chaos deck.
April 23, 2013 9:03 p.m.
No one said the card was good xlaleclx. They were just commenting on how much fun the card is and how much flavor it has.
April 27, 2013 11:38 a.m.
carpathianmat says... #7
Lost a game on midnight preorder. 2 life left, he had to roll an 8 on a d8 to damage me directly, he rolled an 8 :(
April 28, 2013 9:28 a.m.
You could go Grixis with it and use Gift of Orzhova to give it Lifelink. Then use some other black card for deathtouch.
xlaleclx says... #2
an 0/2 for 2 that kills your own dudes... hmmm...
April 23, 2013 5:33 p.m.