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Duplicant
6 - MR Rare
Artifact Creature - Shapeshifter
Imprint - When ~this~ comes into play, you may remove target nontoken creature from the game. (The removed card is imprinted on this artifact.) ; As long as a creature card is imprinted on ~this~, ~this~ has that card's power, toughness, and creature types. It's still a Shapeshifter.
2/4
I love this card, absolutely love it. And I think it compares pretty well to some of the past great 'CIP-kill a creature' creatures that we've seen in the past, namely Nekrataal and even Flame-tongue Kavu.
It costs 2 more than either and you don't get guaranteed P/T, but the effect is worth the risk IMO.
Vs Nekrataal
Pros
It can kill artifact and black creatures
It removes said creature from the game
It gets around color protection
It doesn't have to be played in a black heavy deck
Most of the time it will have a P/T superior to the 'taal
Cons
It costs 2 more mana
Can't kill token creatures
Vs FTK
It can outright kill anything
It removes said creature from the game
It gets around color protection
It doesn't have to be played in a red deck
If need be, it can be cast when your opponent controls no creatures
Cons
It costs 2 more mana
Can't kill token creatures
Its' P/T is unlikely to be as efficient
I recently added Duplicant to a soft recursion deck I have (Call of the Wild with Volrath's Stronghold and such) and only got to play it once, removing an Academy Rector from the game (which saved my sorry butt).
Its relatively high cost might keep it out of standard, but I have a very strong feeling it will show up in various neo-control and accelerated green/artifact decks due to its versatility. In casual/MP, it will be an all-star.
It kind of scares me a little actually, because now blue and green have a new and easily castable creature-kill option, and it takes care of some very scary Pro-red/black bombs like Akroma, Iridescent Angel, and Spirit of the Night.
Anyway, I'm curious to hear everyone else's thoughts on this guy.
6 - MR Rare
Artifact Creature - Shapeshifter
Imprint - When ~this~ comes into play, you may remove target nontoken creature from the game. (The removed card is imprinted on this artifact.) ; As long as a creature card is imprinted on ~this~, ~this~ has that card's power, toughness, and creature types. It's still a Shapeshifter.
2/4
I love this card, absolutely love it. And I think it compares pretty well to some of the past great 'CIP-kill a creature' creatures that we've seen in the past, namely Nekrataal and even Flame-tongue Kavu.
It costs 2 more than either and you don't get guaranteed P/T, but the effect is worth the risk IMO.
Vs Nekrataal
Pros
It can kill artifact and black creatures
It removes said creature from the game
It gets around color protection
It doesn't have to be played in a black heavy deck
Most of the time it will have a P/T superior to the 'taal
Cons
It costs 2 more mana
Can't kill token creatures
Vs FTK
It can outright kill anything
It removes said creature from the game
It gets around color protection
It doesn't have to be played in a red deck
If need be, it can be cast when your opponent controls no creatures
Cons
It costs 2 more mana
Can't kill token creatures
Its' P/T is unlikely to be as efficient
I recently added Duplicant to a soft recursion deck I have (Call of the Wild with Volrath's Stronghold and such) and only got to play it once, removing an Academy Rector from the game (which saved my sorry butt).
Its relatively high cost might keep it out of standard, but I have a very strong feeling it will show up in various neo-control and accelerated green/artifact decks due to its versatility. In casual/MP, it will be an all-star.
It kind of scares me a little actually, because now blue and green have a new and easily castable creature-kill option, and it takes care of some very scary Pro-red/black bombs like Akroma, Iridescent Angel, and Spirit of the Night.
Anyway, I'm curious to hear everyone else's thoughts on this guy.
