1.8 - Drunken Debauchery Explained by Mingy. Hey guys! Not much to explain here really. First I think I should mention that Anya isn't just a waitress in this bar - she's the owner. I think this may be important later on, but who knows. Secondly, Deranged Hermit is this cool card from Urza's Legacy. For (I think) four mana, he's a 2/2 green creature that counts as an elf. He has this wacky mechanic called 'Echo' which means that you have to pay his casting cost again on the turn after he comes into play, or else he dies. It's like paying for the creature in two installments. What's special about the Hermit is that when he comes into play, he brings along four 1/1 Squirrel tokens. Oh yeah, he also gives all Squirrels in play a +1/+1 bonus, so in reality he brings along four 2/2 Squirrels. This is pretty impressive, and multiple Hermits is a great way to get lots of little annoying creatures into play. Although if you pay the Echo cost on all the Hermits, you don't have lots of little annoying creatures, but lots of BIG annoying creatures. Very dangerous...for your opponent, that is. Make sense now? Go back to this comic. Legal Stuff Magic: The Gathering and all related trademarks and products mentioned belong to Wizards of the Coast. Any other trademarks and products mentioned are the property of the companies that produce them. Any card art is copyrighted by the artists and Wizards of the Coast. The use of these trademarks, products, and cards should not be construed as a challenge to those rights. All other content is © Copyright 2002 Burnham/Dominguez/Wacker/Yarrow. Contact Us Art: Bryan Yarrow (aftershock@tenchiclub.com) Scripts: Cal Wacker (reverend16@excite.com) Cooking: Andrew "Mingy" Dominguez (andominguez@fordham.edu) Website: Ted Burnham (tburnham@abacus.bates.edu) Come chat in the FlopJocks IRC Channel at irc.netfrag.com #flopjocks