Leeching Bite

Green Spell Removal

Hello Mark, I want to ask you about Green getting -N/-N on spells, specifically Instant and Sorcery cards. In the Mechanical Color Pie article, Black is the only color to do -N/-N abilities on spells. Other colors do put -1/-1 counters on creatures. However, Leeching Bite breaks that mold due to it giving -1/-1 to a creature instead of giving it a -1/-1 counter. If Leeching Bite an acceptable bend, would we see other mono Green cards that give -N/-N on spells again?

Green creature removal is supposed to be dependent on your creatures.

Bend / Break Black Color Pie Colors Creatures Fight / Bite Green Instants Leeching Bite Sorceries Spells

Leeching Bite Analysis

Is Leeching Bite from New Phyrexia a bend?

Either a severe bend or a break.

Bend / Break Fight / Bite Leeching Bite New Phyrexia

Leeching Bite's Color Pie

How do you feel about leeching bite in green's color pie?

Don’t like it.

Color Pie Colors Fight / Bite Green Leeching Bite

Color Pie Integrity

On the subject of keeping the colour pie intact. I remember reading somewhere that your least favourite card of NPH was Leeching Bite, due to giving a -X/-X to green. However, I must ask; how did you feel about Innistrad's Manor Skeleton, providing a black card with both haste and regeneration?

Black is secondary in haste and primary in regeneration so the card is fine color piewise. (I still don’t know how to spell the word I’ve made up.)

Black Colors Fight / Bite Green Haste Innistrad Leeching Bite Manor Skeleton Primary Secondary Skeleton

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