by Can Tran

Created on: October 31, 2009

"Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile" is a 2/3 legendary white kithkin archer printed as a rare for the Magic the Gathering expansion set known as "Lorwyn." In this respect, this is something you may want to use for an aggressive deck, a control deck, or a white weenie deck. Depending on how you use Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile, you could get a lot of use out of this creature.

The converted mana cost for Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile is four. You will need two white mana and two colorless mana to bring Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile from your hand and onto the battlefield. For what Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile can do, the converted mana cost is well worth it. Keep in mind that Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile is a legendary creature and is subject to the "legendary rule." If there are at least two cards on the battlefield named "Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile," they both get sent to the graveyard.

What does Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile do in the first place?

The first ability of Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile is First Strike. If she is blocking or blocked, Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile will deal damage first. If the damage is lethal, the other creature dies without dealing damage to Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile. This is a good ability provided that Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile has some useful enchantments or equipment artifacts.

The main ability allows you to tap Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile to deal two points of damage to each attacking or blocking creature a target player controls. In this respect, if an opponent decides to attack you with a bunch of 1/1 and/or 2/2 creatures, you can simply tap Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile and deal two points of damage to all of them. In this respect, they all get wiped out in the process.

If you are attacking with a powerful creature and your opponent tries to block with a bunch of 1/1 creatures, you simply tap Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile to wipe them all out. This can be used to neutralize an opponent's offenses and defenses for the most part. The beauty of this ability is that it does not target creatures. You can use this to target a player and wipe out most of his/her creatures as a result.

Overall, Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile can be a pretty impressive card for the most part. If your opponents have weak creatures, you can use Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile to wipe them out.

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