[CON] Infectious Horror & Wretched Banquet

Metallix87 · 01-25-2009, 10:10 AM

Thanks to Digital for posting these:

Infectious Horror

Creature - Horror (C)

Whenever Infectious Horror attacks, each opponent loses 2 life.

2/2

Wretched Banquet

Sorcery (C)

Destroy target creature with the least power or tied for least power.

Discuss.

silasw · 01-25-2009, 10:14 AM

Wretched Banquet seems like a good card against Demigod decks. They don't run any small non-threatening creatures.

EDIT: Except Fanatic, I guess. Oh well.

Shadow of Zo · 01-25-2009, 10:16 AM

cool cards. And conflux is now done.

ElricJC · 01-25-2009, 10:49 AM

Decent, I like the Horror, another card built for Multiplayer, but one that may put a target on your head after a while since it hurts everybody. The other is very situational, but a good one for knocking out cheap utility critters like Birds, Hierarch, and the like. Still can't compete with the newer White removal spells.

GI Joe · 01-25-2009, 11:00 AM

Infectious Horror is going to be a good pick for limited. Even if it gets blocked it still dropped your opponent 2 life points. If Wretched Banquet had been an instant I would have liked it a lot better.

Traz · 01-25-2009, 11:19 AM

Wretched Banquet is going to be a higher pick than usual I think. Imagine getting 3 or 4 of these in draft... and coupling with green fatties?

brasswire · 01-25-2009, 11:59 AM

Both are pretty nice.

Wretched Banquet, say goodnight Doran? Very situational, and too narrow for Standard when tokens are all over the place, but a cool design nonetheless. May have applications in other constructed formats.

I like the Horror too. He's a little deceptive, he looks like a 2/2 for 4, but he's really a 4/2 for 4 that's half unblockable and gets better in multi-player.

DanoLefourbe · 01-25-2009, 12:15 PM

infectious horror is pretty fun but it could have easily been a 3/2 or a 2/4. No problem with this card though. The other is fairly costed and a little rendomness at such a cost can be quite interesting for casual.

MisterMind · 01-25-2009, 12:32 PM

Would Wretched Banquet target your creature if you played it (if it qualifies)?

Also, what if the creature has Pro-Black?

Would be a much better card if it says Destroy the creature with the lowest power that target player controls.

Oh well, might be fun in limited.

the_fish · 01-25-2009, 12:59 PM

EDIT: the following post is completely different to what it used to be - reading the card is tech

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryuuk

Would Wretched Banquet target your creature if you played it (if it qualifies)?

As worded, your creature is the only legal target for the spell, so you'd have to target it if you played this spell.

Quote:

Also, what if the creature has Pro-Black?

No. (It can't be targeted by black sources) If there are no other legal targets with the lowest power, the spell cannot be played (i think).

I like it for limited - you should usually be able to manipulate circumstances (chumping/gangblocking with your smaller guys) to hit whatever you want.

Quote:

Would be a much better card if it says Destroy the creature with the lowest power that target player controls.

BTW, that would be generally better than Cruel Edict, barring regeneration/indestructibility.

Altjira · 01-25-2009, 01:03 PM

Wretched Banquet wouldn't be able to target pro-black creatures and it would also backfire if your creatures were smaller... but it is a pretty cheap removal and even if both u & ur opponent have a 1/1 out, you can still target his 1/1.

Infectious Horror is also pretty good in limited and already great in multiplayer.

canks7 · 01-25-2009, 01:19 PM

Me: Wretched Banquet on Akrasan Squire?
Opponent: Constricting Tendrils (U, target creature gets -3/-0 until EOT) on Hissing Iguana?
Me: =(

Voodoo Child · 01-25-2009, 02:11 PM

Wretched Banquet: I prefer removal without targeting restrictions like Incinerate, Nameless Inversion and Cruel Edict, but I may find a use for this card yet. C+.

Infectios Horror: I wish this guy had evasion so much. C.

Devout Blue · 01-25-2009, 02:12 PM

That made me laugh. =)

Masamune · 01-25-2009, 02:15 PM

Banquet is.. pretty bad in this format. Though in the end, it's essentially an Innocent Blood that doesn't get around pro black.

I like it.

Host is cool- simple but effective. I don't see why they can't cover cool design space like this instead of printing Hill Giants? There is elegant simple, and stupid simple.

01-25-2009, 10:10 AM	#1
Metallix87 Archmage Overlord Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,552	[CON] Infectious Horror & Wretched Banquet Thanks to Digital for posting these: Infectious Horror Creature - Horror (C) Whenever Infectious Horror attacks, each opponent loses 2 life. 2/2 Wretched Banquet Sorcery (C) Destroy target creature with the least power or tied for least power. Discuss. Last edited by Metallix87 : 01-25-2009 at 11:03 AM.

01-25-2009, 10:14 AM	#2
silasw Ascended Mage Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 475	Wretched Banquet seems like a good card against Demigod decks. They don't run any small non-threatening creatures. EDIT: Except Fanatic, I guess. Oh well. __________________ Rules Advisor History of My Tournament Decks:

01-25-2009, 11:19 AM	#6
Traz Ascended Mage Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: California Posts: 184	Wretched Banquet is going to be a higher pick than usual I think. Imagine getting 3 or 4 of these in draft... and coupling with green fatties? __________________ Have you got your "SWEET NEW LIFE COUNTER" http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?p=502163

01-25-2009, 12:15 PM	#8
DanoLefourbe Subduing lovers for his girls Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the TV Posts: 2,031	infectious horror is pretty fun but it could have easily been a 3/2 or a 2/4. No problem with this card though. The other is fairly costed and a little rendomness at such a cost can be quite interesting for casual. __________________ Now I also need comments about some characters I drew recently (only 1 available now): Colorized Characters

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Voodoo Child Experienced Mage Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: End-World Posts: 67	Wretched Banquet: I prefer removal without targeting restrictions like Incinerate, Nameless Inversion and Cruel Edict, but I may find a use for this card yet. C+. Infectios Horror: I wish this guy had evasion so much. C. __________________ Now Playing: Standard RogueDeckWins (mono-B aggro) AngelDusk G/W/U control) Land of Confusion (B/R/u Blightning Beatdown Shore/Bind (G/U aggro w/ mistbind clique) Casual Hostile Takeover (U/B Tutor) Stompy (Mono-G super aggro) Ghost of Jimi Hendrix 4 president 2012!


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01-25-2009, 10:16 AM	#3
Shadow of Zo Experienced Mage Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 124	cool cards. And conflux is now done.

01-25-2009, 10:49 AM	#4
ElricJC Comes into play drunk Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,563	Decent, I like the Horror, another card built for Multiplayer, but one that may put a target on your head after a while since it hurts everybody. The other is very situational, but a good one for knocking out cheap utility critters like Birds, Hierarch, and the like. Still can't compete with the newer White removal spells.

01-25-2009, 11:59 AM	#7
brasswire Archmage Overlord Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,440	Both are pretty nice. Wretched Banquet, say goodnight Doran? Very situational, and too narrow for Standard when tokens are all over the place, but a cool design nonetheless. May have applications in other constructed formats. I like the Horror too. He's a little deceptive, he looks like a 2/2 for 4, but he's really a 4/2 for 4 that's half unblockable and gets better in multi-player.

01-25-2009, 12:32 PM	#9
MisterMind Ascended Mage Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New World Manga, Livingston, New Jersey Posts: 476	Would Wretched Banquet target your creature if you played it (if it qualifies)? Also, what if the creature has Pro-Black? Would be a much better card if it says Destroy the creature with the lowest power that target player controls. Oh well, might be fun in limited.

01-25-2009, 01:03 PM	#11
Altjira Ascended Mage Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 179	Wretched Banquet wouldn't be able to target pro-black creatures and it would also backfire if your creatures were smaller... but it is a pretty cheap removal and even if both u & ur opponent have a 1/1 out, you can still target his 1/1. Infectious Horror is also pretty good in limited and already great in multiplayer.

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Devout Blue Just Getting Started Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 26	That made me laugh. =) __________________ "Life is like a beach. Step into to many tide pools and you might get crabs." -Kyle Hansen

01-25-2009, 02:15 PM	#15
Masamune THE ZIB ZAB AND THE BABBIDY BIBBIDY Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Devil In Jersey City Classification: Pervert Posts: 5,689	Banquet is.. pretty bad in this format. Though in the end, it's essentially an Innocent Blood that doesn't get around pro black. I like it. Host is cool- simple but effective. I don't see why they can't cover cool design space like this instead of printing Hill Giants? There is elegant simple, and stupid simple. __________________ Art Page Trades Team Revolution Alters for sale

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