Thoughts on Baneslayer Angel

There was one time in the game where in "Serra Angel" struck Planeswalkers in fear and awe due to her basically being a 4/4 flyer for just 2W3 making her resistant to removal spells like "Lightning Bolt". If this was not enough, She had vigilance to boot, which made her capable of offense and defense at the same time.

But as in all TCG, and "Magic: the Gathering" is not an exception, there will come a time where old cards will not be able to match up to the speed and strength of recently introduced cards. A clear example of this situation is "Cancel", replacing good ol' "Counterspell" for Blue mages.

In M10, the latest core set introduced in Magic: the Gathering, "Serra Angel" was clipped its wings and former glory, became short as only an uncommon in the set. She was replaced by the bigger, better, badder and nastier beasty babe-"Baneslayer aka Walletslayer Angel".


Literally having the same casting cost as the former, outclassed angel, she packs more features to boot. A 5/5 flyer with added First Strike and Lifelink. And just for kicks, protection from Demons and Dragons.

'Power creeping' has never been blatant since this card was made. It literally outclassed poor "Serra Angel" in all aspects. Two successful swings instantly spell the word 'game' to your opponent. To make things worst, this beast is not only capable of slaying your opponents, but your wallet as well. at over $30 a piece, both the owner and the opponent lose to the card both literally and figuratively.

At least "Serra-san" still wins in art. At least the old version. =D