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Originally posted by SageShadows:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Goaswerfraiejen:
I was thinking of this last night. Decks using Intuition seem best placed to abuse Skaab Ruinator, since they don't have to twist themselves into knots to make it work. You either drop it in the mid to late game, when its additional cost is easy enough to pay (e.g. failed Natural Order, Misstepped/chumped Hierarchs, countered Goyfs, etc.), or you cast Intuition and find yourself two/three copies EOT. If you don't have another creature in the yard, Intuition grabs two and Life from the Loam/Darkblast instead, and you can use dredge to find another. Or you just put two creatures in your yard and can wait a bit to cast it from the graveyard. Better yet, run Unearth and you're golden. The ability to cast it from the graveyard is just sick--not just for finding copies, but where redundancy is concerned too. The extra cost is indeed a hindrance, but I suspect it's ultimately fairly minor for a creature that chomps Tombstalkers.

I sucked it up and bought a playset. I will find a home for it. I suspect I can probably run two fairly easily in my NO BUG deck. Since it runs Intuition, Life from the Loam, and Unearth already, I think it's going to be a fantastic fit. The deck is about to get really sick. =)

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Well, Tombstalker is easier to cast. But the Ruinator has real potential that Tombstalker doesn't have, largely since it can be cast from the graveyard and survives Dismember.

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