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CardName: Vicious Grifting Cost: 4R Type: Enchantment - Aura Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: Enchant creature Enchanted creature has +2/+2. Whenever enchanted creature blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, it deals 2 damage to that creature. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Clockwork Wings Uncommon

Vicious Grifting

Enchantment – Aura

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has +2/+2.
Whenever enchanted creature blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, it deals 2 damage to that creature.

Updated on 01 Mar 2012 by Alex

Code: UR06

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2011-02-15 12:06:53: Alex created the card Vicious Grifting

2011-02-15 12:07:08: Alex edited Vicious Grifting

by Alex:

Trying to keep the +2/+2 bonus to keep the cycle with UW06 Vanity Glider-UU06 Vanishing Gantry-UB06 Vengeful Greed-UG06 Vigorous Guide. But that means this is an extremely strong card, and its mana cost needs to grow accordingly; even {3} {r} might not be enough. Compare with Extra Arms.

2011-02-18 12:23:33: Alex edited Vicious Grifting

2011-06-16 11:24:28: Alex edited Vicious Grifting:

add "enchant creature"

by Alex:

I suppose you can think of this as "Enchanted creature has +4/+2". Which is a heck of an Aura, but not unreasonable for a red uncommon. It's a bit better in combat (semi-first-strike) and a bit worse out of it.

It occurs that I've lamented the problems with Backstab on other cards, and also lamented that UU06 Vanishing Gantry breaks the Rule of Five in not having a keyword mechanic. I can fix both of these by simply removing the "Backstab" ability word label from this card and a couple of others.

2012-03-01 11:34:41: Alex edited Vicious Grifting:

remove "backstab", and up cost to 4R

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