Sage of Ancient Lore. Never could find a home for gramps.

For me it's Eldritch Evolution, this card is screaming to be broken but I just can't find a real reason to use it. I did play against someone who used it to get an Electrostatic Pummeler while he had a haste equipment on the board and I was tapped. He hit me for 32, I did not see that coming. XD

Kothophed, Soul Hoarder

Strong body, flier, very excellent ability in a removal based deck.

But he doesn't do much the turn he comes down and he has no protection, so he is rarely worth it.

I remember running him in Origins season and I believe he won me the game about 1 in 10 times that I used him which isn't very good. I also ran that cleric guy who makes a beefy flyer token, same problem.

I remember running him in Origins season and I believe he won me the game about 1 in 10 times that I used him which isn't very good. I also ran that Priest of the Blood Rite cleric guy who makes a beefy flyer token, same problem.

Jeez, how were so ineffective with him in Origins? Kothophed was a f'ing HOUSE in Origins, when removal cost 5. Him + Disciple were the anchors of my Grixis Control deck.

I swear I've seen Kothrophed kill his controller more times then the opponent, it seems everytime he comes down the other player just drains them to death haha

I am surprised that ramp died a death it seems. It was rife in acid moss days and the big Eldrazi payoffs. I think the aggro nature of Duels and vehicles pegged it back. There is support though in AKH so we will see. So Eldrazi for me. Probably Oblivion Sower but then I did not use the builds that work well with Eldrazi anyway.

Oof, long list. Let's get started.

-Zombie cards (Cryptbreaker, Gisa and Geralf, Compelling Deterrence). We do have some hope they'll become usable with AKH though

-Wharf Infiltrator. Kaladesh killed the Eldritch Moon star (he never was, but come on; Copter the expansion after him?)

-Akoum Firebird. Problems with relocating attacks to planeswalkers make him unplayable - too bad!

-Shaman of the Pack. Why does Elves tribal suck so hard

-Priest of the Blood Rite. Sac the Priest, keep the Demon, recur the Priest from the yard.

I thought they fixed the Firebird bug.

That would be news to me; partly because the bug lies deeper in the interface ("attacks each turn if able"/"enter attacking"). I'd be happy if it were true, though.

I would argue that using the Priest of the Blood Rite in Origins might have been a mistake, but after Eldritch Moon, he becomes quite useful.

Initially, he's a pain in the ass 2/2 on the ground, but with emerge and Eldritch Evolution, he's a disposable 5cmc stooge! In a mono-black, he works well with Distended Mindbender. Adding in revolt, he has another tick in the pro column.