"Reaper of the Wilds: Death Causing Visions"

"Reaper of the Wilds: Death Causing Visions"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.

I could see the signs near the wilderness of Theros: "Enter at your own Risk , Here be Gorgons."

Gorgons are a normally dangerous bunch , they turn you to stone or eat you. Both of which are not really something that is high on the things that you want happening.In real life you probably don't want to hand around them but this gorgon is really someone you want on your side. 

Reaper of the Wilds is a really great creature to have , it is worth the 4 mana because of its 4/5 frame. It is gifted with abilities that would make it a great addition to EDH decks.Imagine being able to scry 1 whenever a creature dies.This one particular gorgon gives you visions in the presence of death.It could be one of your own creatures dying in the battlefield or your opponents being blocked or sacrificed. Any death at all. 

And there will be a lot of death when gorgons are involved. This one in particular has an activated death touch . meaning if does block anything you are assured of a Scry 1. At 4 mana nowadays you seldom see anything bigger than a 4/4. Even the high casting Dragons usually start out at 4/4. The Reaper is a handy blocker in the early turns and gives you card advantage the more things that it kills for you.

And should someone decide to try and take it out of the equation the Reaper also has activated Hexproof , an ability that is exceedingly being given to green creatures(or in this case Black/Green).  There has been talk that green is now taking over as Magics dominant color and with cards like these I could see why.

Scrying for 1 seems like nothing but it is this little card advantage that would set you on a better path in defeating your opponents. Scry filters out your deck and allows you to set the next draw. If you don't need what you see then it goes to the bottom of your library  , if the card you see is the one you need then you just keep it where it is and draw it the next time you can.

The Reaper also works great with other creatures that require creature sacrifice and give off other effects like Thoughpicker Witch (Exile A Card from Library) and Viscera Seer( Scry). And when there are creatures that are being sacrificed why not add something that allows more creatures to die...Grave Pact.

With the 4 mana enchantment in play ,any creature you control will force others to sacrifice creatures as well. In an EDH environment that could at least be 3 other creatures. This triggers Scry 1 for 4 times!!! 4 cards into the future. Black surely has something really powerful here and with enough creatures you could scry and reach all of your combo pieces without the need for tutors.

With so much death comes so much power. I shudder at the possibilities. Until next time may the Reaper grant you that which you seek the most.