I got this card in a trade and was like "Ehh why not?" then NPH released giving me Torpor orb and now M12 with Infinite Sundial. Now this get's 5 stars. When M12 comes out I am making a deck around this with Strider Harness, Lightning Greaves, Infinte Sundial, Torpor Orb, and some other assorted stuff. Great card for casual.

  -- By William from Indiana on June 30, 2011

Torpor Orb, Stifle/Trickbind, Illusionary Mask all viable options to get this guy rolling w/o skipping any turns. Otherwise, I'd agree with an above mentioned strategem with Tangle Wire, Smokestacks, Winter Orb/Static Orb, Trinisphere, or Braids

  -- By Jay from Minneapolis, MN USA on June 29, 2011

If you don't want to pay the money to buy Stifle, Trickbind and Vision Charm will also work. Enjoy!

  -- By Jim from Madison, WI on June 23, 2010

4 mana for such a beater is always good. Use Stifle or something equivalent to deal with the drawback - or try playing it in a red deck with Pandemonium and In the Web of War.. hey, that gave me a good idea for a deck! You could make an exciting deck with a couple of Eater of Days, some Cosmic Larvas, some rituals (Rite of Flame, Desperate Ritual and Seething Song), some Pandemoniums and a couple of In the Web of War (and probably some Lightning Greaves too).. that could produce 4th turn kills xD

  -- By Jens N from Denmark on February 14, 2010

attach lightning greaves no problem

  -- By Joseph the magical man from London, England on August 29, 2008

Use this card with Smokestack. Play Eater of Days and give them three turns in a row in which they have to sac 2-3 permanents. After that, sac your own Smokestack and beat some face in while your opponent's board is empty.

  -- By Rob from Coventry on July 19, 2008

Great card for the casting cost, bad for the turn delay, awsome in stength, bad for the turn delay... but through all of that effort you might want to have a Darksteel Forge so it doesnt get taken away within those to skipped turns...Oh and as we all should know, Definatley have other creatures out that can block for you...

  -- By Rob The Almighty from Meridian, MS USA on July 30, 2007

yep, i have one of these, my favorite card, except when the othe player has a memnarch(which i have), yeah, then you are screwed because memnarch has the ability to take over an artifact creature.

  -- By DRM!(94 from IL USA on May 27, 2007

my friend owns one and every time he uses it he gets owned, if you want a good flyer get a nightmare.

  -- By Anonymous from somewhere, CA USA on April 22, 2006

I meant Arboria it's still very good though

  -- By Anonymous from Mars on January 12, 2006

Eater of Days is great! It is a great combo with Aboria.

  -- By Anonymous from Mars on December 18, 2005

Combo with Stifle for much fun.

  -- By Anonymous from somewhere in the world on November 24, 2005

I HAVE THIS CARD! it rules and trust me i have won several tornaments in new zealand and australia!. its perfect with a snake deck because you can get the mana extremely fast

  -- By Omega Matter from New zealand on February 27, 2005

If you can manipulate and control the board with Trinisphere, Tangle Wire and Smokestack, this card works quite well.

  -- By Greg from Halifax, NS, Canada on February 20, 2005

winning eater of days is not a easy job.

  -- By boris chiu from hong kong on January 02, 2005

This card is a killer when you are starting a game. Its cheap mana costs and high damage. The only downside of this card is if you are losing, and need to continue to get cards out there. A VERY VERY GOOD CARD, buy it, its super cheap!

  -- By Billy C. Mchoberyanksen from Los Angeles, California on August 25, 2004

It's not bad, 4 mana of any color and it's a 9/8 flying with trample. Yup, it's not bad at all

  -- By Anonymous from Fredericksburg, VA USA on July 22, 2004

Imagine this + lightning greaves. Just imagine. Thanks god, for this card.

  -- By Anonymous from Lisbon, Portugal on April 14, 2004

The eater is excellent when your opponent is still busy putting down cards, otherwise you can also use stifle (quite a combo, really), and there is a really cheap creature which also is incredibly strong, in fact, the second strongest with flying (next to draco) and trample (next to the devouring strossus) that I've seen. Itīs excellent for offensive tactics.

  -- By Polo Contreras from Mexico City, MEXICO on March 01, 2004