Chris' Magic: The Gathering Card of the Day!

The Card of the Day is....

King Cheetah

3/2 You may choose to play King Cheetah whenever you could play an instant.

A brief rundown of the card:

There are many more powerfull creatures for 3G than King Cheetah. Ernham Djinn, War Mammoth, Carniverous Plant. But until you've tried using King Cheetah, don't knock it! The element of suprise can't be beat. You can't beat the look of surprise on someones face when they attack you with a Royal Assassin or Ley Druid only to have it clawed to death by an insto-cheetah. I like to play King Cheetah on my opponents turn in responce to something normally harmless--example: Opponent says-"I play a Sky Diamond" I'll say "um, wait a second....ok, I was saving this for later, but you forced me to do this now...King Cheetah!" This will rattle even some experienced pros. They will wonder the rest of the game what you have planned. Don't say anything. HAHA. Here are a few combos to try with King Cheetah:

• Formation
  Just as your opponent declares attackers, bring out a banding King Cheetah and gang block his biggest attacker.
• Lightning Blow
  If a banding insto-cheetah isn't good enough, try a first strike insto-cheetah. It is very hard for any opponent to come up with something to deal with a 3/2 first striker with no notice! Imagine, your opponent thinks your going to take 5 points of Juggernaut damage, and you end up killing it AND getting a 3/2 creature AND a card AND your Cheetah will be ready to attack next turn.