This card is epic. I think it is 360 staple and should be in all cubes (for those who base their cubes off running the best cards). I always get scared when I see this in a pack. I usually take it because if I don't it always seems to bite me in the ass. Gifts Ungiven is another card like that for me but that's another story.
I have never seen The Abyss not drastically change a game once being dropped. I don't even think i have seen a person lose after playing this (not saying it has not happened elsewhere). The Abyss is a really dominate, hard to remove card, that controls the entire board state. Any card that can do that is an auto include in a cube for me. This and Moat create huge board control for just one card.
I have seen some awesome builds with this card involving all kinds of things. Having lots of artifact creatures is obviously the best way to utilize this card but not the only way. You can be creative in deck construction and if you use this card right it is one of the best control cards in the cube. Definitely a bonus for its rarity and being from legends for me.
I have never seen The Abyss not drastically change a game once being dropped. I don't even think i have seen a person lose after playing this (not saying it has not happened elsewhere). The Abyss is a really dominate, hard to remove card, that controls the entire board state. Any card that can do that is an auto include in a cube for me. This and Moat create huge board control for just one card.
I have seen some awesome builds with this card involving all kinds of things. Having lots of artifact creatures is obviously the best way to utilize this card but not the only way. You can be creative in deck construction and if you use this card right it is one of the best control cards in the cube. Definitely a bonus for its rarity and being from legends for me.