Introducing Sorrow Maiden, the most playable Cull the Weak since closed beta.







Sorrow Maiden’s activated ability shares Cull’s targeting requirements, so what exactly can she kill?

Sorrow Maiden Hit List

Uranti Icemage

Flamebreak Invoker

Nexus Aeronaut

Alloyin Strategist

Arcflight Squadron

Drix, the Mindwelder

Ghox, Metamind Paragon

Nuada, Faith’s Flourish

Tuskin Sporelord

Thundersaur

Heart Tree

Crypt Conjurer

Cercee, Hand of Varna

Nefrax, The Soulweaver

Dysian Broodqueen

Wow! That’s a long list of cards that have seen heavy play. So what does this card have that Cull the Weak doesn’t? Well, as you may have noticed, Sorrow Maiden is a creature. This means she:

actively prevents your opponent from playing cards from her hit list

forces your opponent to prioritize her over another threat if she will have a target

pushes damage if left unblocked

doesn’t get stolen from your hand by Aetherphage!

Spells have become a liability. Atherphage has been a Uterra staple since its release in Set 3. Remember when Zombies was Tier 1? Even in an environment filled with low Attack targets (Dysian Broodqueen, Bramblewood Tracker) the once dominant undead archetype has been unable to compete with Aetherphage shutting down the Xrath’s Will power plays.

How can Sorrow Maiden make her mark?

A card that prevents opponents from playing the cards they want to can earn a spot in any number of decklists. Here are just a few ideas to get you started:

Slot into a Broodqueen list and with the help of Xithian Direhound destroy nearly any target

Combine with other creature debuff engines like Darkshaper Savant or Witherfrost Succubus and make the most of Grimgaunt Devourer triggers

Sonic Burst with a Sorrow Maiden activation up to get that underlevel priority kill

There’s a lot this card has to offer and I’m happy to see this new take on Attack-based removal. For more Set 4 previews, check out the Set 4 Spoiler Roundup.