Originally posted by Azreal the Soulmaster
the reason I think Phage will be big at the prerelease is that from what you will receive(1 onslaught starter, and three legions) the only card that I can think of off the top of my head that deals with phage is pacifism(or astral slide, but how many people put that in a sealed deck?)
White laughs as it plays Pacifism, Astral Slide, Sandskin, or blocks it with any creature with Crown of Awe on it.
Green blocks it with a beast and kills it.
Blue does what blue does; counter it, bounce it, steal it, or (worst-case scenario) gang-block and kill it.
Red nearly busts a gut laughing as it blocks with a morpher, then flips up Charging Slateback. Oh, or a Shock and a Battering Craghorn. Or several other beasts. Or uses Erratic Explosion. Or Pinpoint Avalanche. Etc.
Black notices that she's not a Zombie, and plays Cruel Revival. Or whips out the Death Pulse. Or blocks her forever with a Boneknitter.
And those are just Onslaught cards. Phage does *not* impress me. She has a big ability to make Timmy drool all over her, but she's actually cleverly disguised crap.
Oh, and Phage with Unquestioned Authority? Neat idea, till you get thrown out of the prerelease for sneaking in a Judgment card...