Mikaeus the Unhallowed: Just the guy you need to guide the undead

"Lets go have a brain party!"

"Mikaeus the Unhallowed: Just the guy you need to guide the undead"

By:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.

     Uh-oh…it seems somebody has just that died and came back as a Zombie! Brains. This one has a lot of hate for humans in his zombie form. Mikaeus the Lunarch has now joined the ranks of the undead along with his holy robes and powers , well make those unholy powers now that he is Mikaeus the unhallowed , a product of Liliana Vess(Batteries not included). This version of the Innistrad Holy man has a lot of abilities befitting a legendary creature , it has intimidate which means other than black and artifact creatures nobody can stop it from smashing your opponents face in the late game.

     Any Human that attacks you gets destroyed. It also pumps your other Non-humans with a +1/+1 counter and gives them the Undying ability. They can come back from the dead stronger. If you have a zombie who just died like a Diregraf ghoul it comes back as a 3/3 creature and with Mikaeus in play it becomes 4/4! That’s a whole lot of beat down right there. It also turns every one of your guys into mean zombies in mechanic but not in creature type.

"Admit it...you only love me for my Sword"

     Just what the world of Innistrad needs at the moment, meaner zombies! This particular card is interesting because the original card already gives +1/+1 counters to creatures you control when you tap it , much like what Steel Overseer did for artifacts. You could have both of them in play and they can see each other like when you play the mighty dragon Rorix Bladewing and Bladewing the Risen. Undeath causes a lot of interesting interactions for magic. Characters in it see their past or future selves like in this case.

    In the case of Mikaeus his reemergence as a zombie spells like a great way to explore a white/black control deck with the Living Mikaeus pumping creatures early and then the Late Mikaeus (because he is dead and can be cast late in the game!) can make sure that everyone of your guys can survive a Day of Judgment or Black Suns Zenith. With the undying mechanic they even come back a whole lot stronger with a +1/+1 counter on them. You better get ready with a lot of dice and paper those +1/+1 counters will keep on piling with these 2 guys in play. Just cannot wait to add this to a zombie deck that is already creeping with so much power. The dead seems poised to inherit the plane of Innistrad.