Does anybody here run this card? I'm always looking for fun sacrifice and graveyard effects, and Varolz has been making some small waves in constructed. Do you all think he's good enough for 360?
Card/Deck Varolz, the Scar-Striped
- Thread starter Jason Waddell
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Does anybody here run this card? I'm always looking for fun sacrifice and graveyard effects, and Varolz has been making some small waves in constructed. Do you all think he's good enough for 360?
Chris Taylor
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I run him, but I haven't seen him yet.
He gives you a lot of gas and a resiliant body to put it on for just 3 mana. He's not going to be comboing people out by putting 4+ counters on a dude without taking your whole turn, but he'll be solid.
The fact that he eats threatened creatures is a bonus to me.
He gives you a lot of gas and a resiliant body to put it on for just 3 mana. He's not going to be comboing people out by putting 4+ counters on a dude without taking your whole turn, but he'll be solid.
The fact that he eats threatened creatures is a bonus to me.
I'm kind of torn between him and Lotleth Troll, since I only have so many Golgari spots available, and they're fighting for the same small-creature slot. So I haven't tested Varolz yet, but I'd also like to hear from people who do. The Troll seems more flexible and easier to jam into any deck playing green and black, while the troll feels like a Johnny-build-around that would only fit into a couple of narrower builds.
Err.. you know what I mean. Jason's sac-happy cube would be as good a home as any for the Golgari champion.
Err.. you know what I mean. Jason's sac-happy cube would be as good a home as any for the Golgari champion.
Chris Taylor
Contributor
I think Lotleth Troll is probably more consistent than he is, but if I had to narrow a 3 card section down I could go with Him, Troll and Pernicious deed.
Malestrom Pulse is flexible but boring, as is Abrupt Decay.
Malestrom Pulse is flexible but boring, as is Abrupt Decay.
Dom Harvey
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I play it and think it's pretty solid, though it's one of the many fun and interesting cards that don't fit in a tight 360.
I am currently running Varolz and like him quite a bit. He doesn't slot in as a splash card like other B/G options, but he plays very well with both colors. He's very unassuming which makes him go later in draft than he probably should. Unsure if there are better options for the sacrifice effect at that cost in those colors.
I have to say, despite being the one running the major Zombie theme, I haven't been all that impressed with Lotleth Troll. He sounds great in principle, but he's just kind of... a turd out there.
Chris Taylor
Contributor
He reminds me of river boa of just being the most resiliant solid creature at that cost.
except he can get bigger.
except he can get bigger.
CML
Contributor
my GB section:
Deathrite Shaman
Deathrite Shaman
Abrupt Decay
Grisly Salvage
Lotleth Troll
Dreg Mangler
Maelstrom Pulse
Pernicious Deed
Putrefy
i dunno i like them bitchin' utility removal spells. all of these are kinda non-negotiable.
adding in varolz is totally reasonable, it's a great card with a huge amount of play to it. i don't even remember why i took him out
Deathrite Shaman
Deathrite Shaman
Abrupt Decay
Grisly Salvage
Lotleth Troll
Dreg Mangler
Maelstrom Pulse
Pernicious Deed
Putrefy
i dunno i like them bitchin' utility removal spells. all of these are kinda non-negotiable.
adding in varolz is totally reasonable, it's a great card with a huge amount of play to it. i don't even remember why i took him out
I think I will run:
Pernicious Deed
Abrupt Decay
Varolz, the Scar-Striped
Of course Deathrite Shaman is also in my cube, but that's totally irrelevant to this conversation.
Pernicious Deed
Abrupt Decay
Varolz, the Scar-Striped
Of course Deathrite Shaman is also in my cube, but that's totally irrelevant to this conversation.
CML
Contributor
the moratorium stone on organized play has been violated!!
He's awesome and not including him in "incorrect".
I really like him. He's kind of grindy and unassuming but he gives good value.
Chris Taylor
Contributor
Same here. Sac outlets are always good, so bonus for that
Dom Harvey
Contributor
Can't say enough good things about Varolz.
Chris Taylor
Contributor
He's been great w/Gravecrawler and his ilk for me, as well as vengevine. He's decent in a midrage deck without dedicated self mill, but he's kinda midrangey anyways, being a 3 drop that needs to untap to be good.
Any deck. Varolz produced a 12 power Kor Skyfisher. Is this not what you came for Eric?
Geez, I really don't know, I clicked on this thread expecting that you were going to be raving that this card is all that and a bag of chips.