This land is a must for any affinity deck, can be equiped with cranial plating, get boosted by cards like signal pest, master of etherium, I used it a lot as a last hit card, as a land, why not?. Really good card, 5 stars.

  -- By Samuel from Quebec,Canada on June 15, 2011

This card really only goes in Affinity decks. When this is activated, it becomes an artifact with flying. So, you sacrifice everything to Arcbound Ravager, then sac the Ravager to itself and throw all the brand new counters onto this or your unblocked Ornithopter. Game.

  -- By Leo from Olympia, WA on March 02, 2009

You guys dont see the awesome-ness if you dont know why this is so good then go give each other hugs or stop playing magic.

  -- By Zane from Behind You on October 01, 2008

So many haters throwing salt on the Nexus! For the record, this card is awesome, the tragedy is that it's mostly used in Affinity decks from the impression I get, which yes, are evil and completely unoriginal. But instead of hating, consider this card's application with Mutavault, Standstill, Porphyry Nodes, etc. Maybe y'all are just jealous of the Nexus and that's the reason for all this slanderous ballyhoo.

  -- By Duke DemonKnight from Hellesville, Hellatia on June 02, 2008

Like so many cards, this one is good in the right decks. The "wrath of god" option mentioned by a prior poster is just one example. Running this in an Oath of Druids deck is a good way to include creatures without 'including creatures,' just as Mishra's Factory *still* is in Vintage. You could also, say, Crop Rotation for them (something you can't say about many creatures). Another important thing to note is that, when compared to the Factory, this card has the same functionality, except it's 1/1 less and flies, trading damage for an evasion ability. Not a bad card, certainly not a staple of every deck, but still is simple and has nice utility.

  -- By Matthew from MN on March 14, 2008

very nice. play with this in an all land deck(1.5 or legacy as its now called). the flying ability is still one of the best generic abilities. having it as an artifact also makes it colorblind to "protection from..." personally, i play this with 'candelabra of tawnos', 'pendelhaven', and 'centaur garden' for pump up options(that, and i need green mana for my all land deck). in conclusion, seems to belong in a more patient deck. recommend..............

  -- By Anonymous from gainesville, FL USA on April 12, 2006

This is one of the best cards for creature distruction evasion out there. Wrath of God? Darn, I can still attack, and with Glorius Anthem out, It's all over but the crying.

  -- By Anonymous from MN on August 10, 2005

This card is decent.Many it and stalking stones are really good against blue since they can't counter lands.And that makes it very useful when none of your real creatures can't get through.But against other colors it isn't as good because of the before mentioned cards.

  -- By Anonymous from Geneva, OH USA on March 02, 2005

Say hello to my Sowing Salt, good bye 4 cards, say hello to Molten Rain , take 2 damage ; Stone Rain, Reap and Sow, Creeping Mold, Feast of Worms, AND if they activate the creature ability can you say Shatter, Echoing Ruin, Wear Away , Oxidize? What was the Point of this Card?

  -- By Jake from Mesa AZ on February 27, 2005

In (ravager) affinity these become pretty usefull early on with a cranial plating attached. Or is usefull an understatement? Superb card, nothing less. 7/7 flyer or more by turn 2 ??!

  -- By JeRune from Netherlands on January 03, 2005

why is this card so popular and expensive? if i wanted my land to attack i'd just use rude awakening. please explain why this card is in almost every deck.

  -- By duh? from oio, usa on December 15, 2004

Need at least two of these card to be activated in a useful way. I find 'Stalking stone' better than this.

  -- By Anonymous from Sydney, NSW, Australia on December 15, 2004

it's a land or a 1/1 flyer and if you have more Blinkmoth Nexus it can be up to 4/4

  -- By Rick from Abbeville, SC USA on March 04, 2004