Favorite Flavor Texts?

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Posted on Jan. 5, 2014, 10:46 a.m. by Arorsthrar

Mine would have to be Opportunity , Akroan Hoplite , and Agent of the Fates . What are yours?

gnarlicide says... #2

Phyrexian Obliterator . Hands down. It's probably one of my favorite cards ever printed. Everything about it just screams destruction.

My second favorite is Might of Oaks . Although I am sure they did a different flavor text at one point, but it said something like, "guess where I am going to plant this."

Then of course, there is always the old cards that used flavor text from classic novels, poems and plays. Those I felt made the game a little more sophisticated. It also encouraged me to read more when I was kid. Which is always good.

January 5, 2014 11:04 a.m.

GoldGhost012 says... #3

Daggerback Basilisk . No contest. Although Manabarbs is pretty cool too.

January 5, 2014 11:09 a.m.

PotatoPi says... #4

It just has to be Werebear .

January 5, 2014 11:11 a.m.

I've always been a fan of Knight of Infamy , I also find Macetail Hystrodon to be funny. Iove Urabrask the Hidden . Just for the fact he doesn't care that he is basically letting the resistance fighters live in his area and pretty much saying I'm doing what I want while holding a big middle finger to the other praetors. Think that's why I always like him the most out of the 5 praetors.

I'm sure there are other flavor texts that I liked but I can't think of them at all right now.

January 5, 2014 11:13 a.m.

Matsi883 says... #6

I like Werebear .

January 5, 2014 11:16 a.m.

I like the Theros Divine Verdict

"The last thing to go through the cyclops's mind was a twelve-ton block of marble."

January 5, 2014 11:20 a.m.

GoldGhost012 says... #8

I was wondering when Werebear would show up.

January 5, 2014 11:31 a.m.

I dont have tons of knowledge of cards outside of standard but mine is, the flavor, art, and text of the card all together make it for me.

Swan Song

January 5, 2014 11:32 a.m.

Nobody has mentioned Gorilla Titan :(

January 5, 2014 11:34 a.m.

MrWorldwide says... #11

Grim Roustabout , Dead Reveler , Goblin Spy , and not-funny-but-i-like-it Titanic Growth

January 5, 2014 11:49 a.m.

graft says... #12

Enormous Baloth and Bloodshot Trainee are my perennial favorites

January 5, 2014 noon

iVampire says... #13

January 5, 2014 12:05 p.m.

infinitemana says... #14

January 5, 2014 12:25 p.m.

Pgstuff says... #15

January 5, 2014 12:31 p.m.

Totally Lost ... I love Fblthp

January 5, 2014 12:32 p.m.

Smaug1007 says... #17

Army of the Damned and Enormous Baloth.

January 5, 2014 12:45 p.m.

2austin5 says... #18

January 5, 2014 12:45 p.m.

Jay says... #19

Wheel of Sun and Moon is a personal favorite.

January 5, 2014 1:01 p.m.

Myogenesis says... #20

Knight of Infamy as mentioned earlier, and also very similar is Butcher of Malakir

January 5, 2014 1:05 p.m.

-Fulcrum says... #21

I've always been a fan of the more somber flavor text. For that reason, I mention Vault of the Archangel . I also like Kaalia of the Vast , Merciless Eviction and the Zendikar print of Day of Judgment .

January 5, 2014 1:09 p.m.

Unforgivn_II says... #22

I like the M14 Disperse . But one of the best has to be Foul Imp .

January 5, 2014 1:12 p.m.

Rocknj06 says... #23

Dark Impostor is probably my favorite card due to the flavor in it's flavor text, art, and ability.

January 5, 2014 1:37 p.m.

miracleHat says... #24

Spire Barrage and Grotag Thrasher since i love goblin flavor text (like all of them).

January 5, 2014 1:38 p.m.

OpenFire says... #25

Goblin Diplomats from M14 wins.

January 5, 2014 1:43 p.m.

eienkizu says... #26

January 5, 2014 1:59 p.m.

Near-Death Experience Always. I love games that end in a similar fashion, where I have one life left, the graveyards are full, but victory is achieved.

January 5, 2014 2:30 p.m.

brycecream says... #28

January 5, 2014 2:33 p.m.

erabel says... #29

I don't know which printing, but there was a Lava Axe where the flavor text was "Catch!", and I liked that.

Tempest Time Warp - "Let's do it again!"

Goblin Sledder .

January 5, 2014 2:46 p.m.

SwiftDeath says... #30

Impending Disaster is mine, second would be Carnival of Souls

January 5, 2014 3:01 p.m.

Matsi883 says... #31

The Lava Axe from M10.

January 5, 2014 3:01 p.m.

Jay says... #32

Near-Death Experience is my second favorite.

January 5, 2014 3:03 p.m.

JWiley129 says... #33

Anything with Maro writing it is gold. So most of Odyssey pretty much.

I also enjoy Hateflayer and Gamble .

January 5, 2014 3:12 p.m.

Zicca21 says... #34

Havengul Vampire Is probably one of my favorites. I had a friend who when he played- he would say every time you were playing a card you would have to read the flavor text dramatically. It made the game slower but often more fun.

January 5, 2014 3:32 p.m.

Zicca21 says... #35

Havengul Vampire is probably one of my favorites. I had a friend who when he played- he would say every time you were playing a card you would have to read the flavor text dramatically. It made the game slower but often more fun.

January 5, 2014 3:33 p.m.

OpenFire says... #36

I forgot about Razorfield Thresher and, my favorite, Fodder Cannon .

January 5, 2014 3:33 p.m.

Casino647 says... #37

I haven't look at much but I like Devour Flesh

January 5, 2014 4:05 p.m.

Casino647 says... #38

I haven't looked at much but I like Devour Flesh

January 5, 2014 4:05 p.m.

Final Punishment just think about that for a moment, my god the pain. I can feel my arm break and my ACL tear all over again, each time I read that card, and isn't that the point of flavor text? to make you feel?

January 5, 2014 4:53 p.m.

Inferno

Because Jaya is funny.

January 5, 2014 5:02 p.m.

swkelly89 says... #41

January 5, 2014 5:08 p.m.

MagnusMTG says... #42

Goblin Offensive

It seems most goblin cards have funny flavor text.

January 5, 2014 5:40 p.m.

MagnusMTG says... #43

Oops, forgot to also include Wort, Boggart Auntie there.

January 5, 2014 5:42 p.m.

strateupjee says... #44

I think mine is Goblin Fireslinger

January 5, 2014 7:06 p.m.

NoOneYouKnow says... #45

January 5, 2014 9:39 p.m.

MagnusMTG says... #46

Ogre Savant

"He's an oxymoron."

January 5, 2014 10:35 p.m.

hunter9000 says... #47

Canyon Minotaur tells a nice story. Nether Void really captures the arrogance needed to play such a dickish card.

January 5, 2014 11:03 p.m.

DukeNicky says... #48

Probably my favourite flavour text is from Fifth Dawn's Door to Nothingness - "All memory of your existence will be wiped from reality. You will die, and no one will mourn." Memnarch . Next I love Last Word and Counterlash . I've thought about the quote on the Bident of Thassa and I agree with it. Isolated Chapel is pretty legit.

January 5, 2014 11:23 p.m.

MagnusMTG says... #49

Slavering Nulls - "Having lost their minds, they now want yours."

Terrifying Presence - "Elmut had slaughtered vampires, slain werewolves, and destroyed hordes of zombies. Sadly, he never got over his fear of spiders."

January 6, 2014 12:16 a.m.

Rocknj06 says... #50

Syncopate is a good one too.

January 6, 2014 2:29 a.m.

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