Card Spotlight: Spiritmonger - by Drathro

**Streetz** · 08-14-2008, 12:44 AM

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Aladdin · 08-14-2008, 03:04 AM

A great and well informed article Dathro !

It's good to read about Spiritmonger

I feel it is a bit forgotten, although it is sooooo powerful and very splashable. Maybe because people tend to play G/B in an aggro-control way and, therefore, focus on 2-3 drops rather than on a game-winning 5 drop... Or is it the Korlash, Heir to Blackblade effect ?
(yes, I've seen the beautiful 2008 decklist

that one proves me wrong

or can we say it is more about board control than than about aggro control ?)

For the cards to play it with, Contested Cliffs, Rancor and Pernicious Deed are definitely my favourite !
And, in that section... for a casual deck design, I'd think about adding Filth... It's just so easy to to give an opponnent Swamps nowadays...

**Cashew** · 08-14-2008, 03:10 AM

It's a card I want online, but sadly one of the more expensive ones that exist. Expensive enough that even this article didn't convince me to drop the bones on them.

Drathro · 08-14-2008, 07:46 AM

Glad you guys liked it.

Note there is a formatting issue with the quoted submission from "Gregory and Bradley of Wisconsin." It spills over into the main part of the article, but I expect it will be fixed within a day or two.

**Streetz** · 08-14-2008, 08:29 AM

Quotation fixed. Sorry about that, Drathro.

Drathro · 08-14-2008, 01:17 PM

Thanks for the quick fix, Streetz!

Well, I was looking over the article again, because, apparently, I am that vain. I can't for the life of me figure out why I thought Bloodbond March was a good card suggestion for Spiritmonger. Is the fact that it is Black and Green enough to recommend it? I think not! I guess it must have made sense at the time...

DazBoot · 08-14-2008, 01:50 PM

Another well done article. I especially liked how you ended with tips for more ways to take it. Keep up the good work!

Your Worst Nightmare · 08-14-2008, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cashew

It's a card I want online, but sadly one of the more expensive ones that exist. Expensive enough that even this article didn't convince me to drop the bones on them.

I have a playset of them!

But no Damnations, no Pernicious Deeds, nothing at all to build a decent Rock deck with it. I tried with Plague Boiler once, but it wasn't a nice experiment.

Only very recently have I found a way to make a deck around him. Though it's more accurate to say the deck was made around Woodlurker Mimic, and the Spiritmonger simply happened to be BG. Details...

Anyway, nice article and stuff.

hamsandwich · 08-14-2008, 07:20 PM

Well written article.

i like the consept of delving into a card and tracking its path from idea to cardboard. keep going with this series.

**Streetz** · 08-15-2008, 01:21 AM

One more article, Drathro, and you get your own page on MDV Main.

Barachem · 08-25-2008, 08:38 AM

Spiritmonger.

Nice card mentioned in the article.
I have three of them, one regular japanese one and two grand prix promos.

I played with it and it is quite nice, but dies to too much removal to be really effective.
It's actually quite good in a Greater Good deck.

08-14-2008, 12:44 AM	#1
Streetz ...figuring things out... MDV Owner Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Villa Park, IL Posts: 11,069 Blog Entries: 30	Card Spotlight: Spiritmonger - by Drathro This thread is reserved for the dicussion of the following article: http://www.magicdeckvortex.com/mdvarticle0443.htm Please read it, enjoy it and discuss it here. What did you like about the article? Was it inspiring, informational, ingenius? Was it inappropriate? Was there anything you really liked or didn't like about it? Let the author know here! Thanks! NOTE: This thread is posted before the article goes live. If the article isn't up yet, please check back later. __________________ Webmaster, Admin and Owner of Magic Deck Vortex and leader of the Forum [Wizards]. Join MDV's Facebook Page! or check out MDV's MySpace Page!! ...You can also find me on Twitter. Have cards to trade?**

08-14-2008, 03:04 AM	#2
Aladdin Conjurer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: France Posts: 368	Re: Card Spotlight: Spiritmonger - by Drathro A great and well informed article Dathro ! It's good to read about Spiritmonger I feel it is a bit forgotten, although it is sooooo powerful and very splashable. Maybe because people tend to play G/B in an aggro-control way and, therefore, focus on 2-3 drops rather than on a game-winning 5 drop... Or is it the Korlash, Heir to Blackblade effect ? (yes, I've seen the beautiful 2008 decklist that one proves me wrong or can we say it is more about board control than than about aggro control ?) For the cards to play it with, Contested Cliffs, Rancor and Pernicious Deed are definitely my favourite ! And, in that section... for a casual deck design, I'd think about adding Filth... It's just so easy to to give an opponnent Swamps nowadays... __________________ Strip Poker Motel Got a small blue tail Hot ice, cold cash I never been no good at staying out of jail

08-14-2008, 03:10 AM	#3
Cashew Mixed Nut Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 4,192 Blog Entries: 12	Re: Card Spotlight: Spiritmonger - by Drathro It's a card I want online, but sadly one of the more expensive ones that exist. Expensive enough that even this article didn't convince me to drop the bones on them. __________________ [Contest Forum] \| [My Articles] \| [My Blogs]

08-14-2008, 07:46 AM	#4
Drathro Vortex Initiate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Saratoga Springs Area Posts: 1,091 Blog Entries: 52	Re: Card Spotlight: Spiritmonger - by Drathro Glad you guys liked it. Note there is a formatting issue with the quoted submission from "Gregory and Bradley of Wisconsin." It spills over into the main part of the article, but I expect it will be fixed within a day or two. __________________ I think you're confusing me with someone much less awesome.

08-14-2008, 08:29 AM	#5
Streetz ...figuring things out... MDV Owner Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Villa Park, IL Posts: 11,069 Blog Entries: 30	Re: Card Spotlight: Spiritmonger - by Drathro Quotation fixed. Sorry about that, Drathro. __________________ Webmaster, Admin and Owner of Magic Deck Vortex and leader of the Forum [Wizards]. Join MDV's Facebook Page! or check out MDV's MySpace Page!! ...You can also find me on Twitter. Have cards to trade?

08-14-2008, 01:17 PM	#6
Drathro Vortex Initiate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Saratoga Springs Area Posts: 1,091 Blog Entries: 52	Re: Card Spotlight: Spiritmonger - by Drathro Thanks for the quick fix, Streetz! Well, I was looking over the article again, because, apparently, I am that vain. I can't for the life of me figure out why I thought Bloodbond March was a good card suggestion for Spiritmonger. Is the fact that it is Black and Green enough to recommend it? I think not! I guess it must have made sense at the time... __________________ I think you're confusing me with someone much less awesome. Last edited by Drathro; 08-14-2008 at 03:52 PM. Reason: typographical error

08-14-2008, 01:50 PM	#7
DazBoot Vortex Archmage Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Traversing the Time-Space Continuum Posts: 1,519	Re: Card Spotlight: Spiritmonger - by Drathro *Another well done article. I especially liked how you ended with tips for more ways to take it. Keep up the good work!* __________________ \|Magus of the [Lorehold]\| \|Signature provided by Graphix\| \|Member of the Writer's Guild\| \|Player of HoC\| MDV League Score: 8-2-0

08-15-2008, 01:21 AM	#10
Streetz ...figuring things out... MDV Owner Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Villa Park, IL Posts: 11,069 Blog Entries: 30	Re: Card Spotlight: Spiritmonger - by Drathro One more article, Drathro, and you get your own page on MDV Main. __________________ Webmaster, Admin and Owner of Magic Deck Vortex and leader of the Forum [Wizards]. Join MDV's Facebook Page! or check out MDV's MySpace Page!! ...You can also find me on Twitter. Have cards to trade?

08-25-2008, 08:38 AM	#11
Barachem Elite Mage Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 287	Re: Card Spotlight: Spiritmonger - by Drathro Spiritmonger. Nice card mentioned in the article. I have three of them, one regular japanese one and two grand prix promos. I played with it and it is quite nice, but dies to too much removal to be really effective. It's actually quite good in a Greater Good deck.

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