Abyssal Reaper

[latviathan]

Abyssal Reaper
2BB
Creature - Spirit
Flying
When Abyssal Reaper comes into play, target player loses 4 life and target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.
When Abyssal Reaper leaves play, you lose 4 life.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 4 life and sacrifice an artifact, creature, or land.
4/4

I thought this was an interesting symmetrical idea. Note how it can come into play and kill itself to make each player just lose 4 life for 2BB.
It's very suicidal and very aggressive, like the black creatures of Tempest/Urza's era design. When I think "black creatures that are awesome" I think of that flavor and those specific creatures.

[Anusien]

This card does way too much.  Too many abilities on the same card; it's needlessly complicated.

[Shock Wave]

This card does way too much.  Too many abilities on the same card; it's needlessly complicated.

Really? I don't see what's complicated about this. Whether it's a good idea or not is another issue, but complicated... ? 

[Anusien]

Not complicated in the sense of "difficult to understand" but complicated on the fact that it does so much.  Very few cards have four separate abilities.  It has a static ability, a CIP trigger, a leaves play trigger, AND an upkeep trigger.  What's even worse is that all three of the triggers are similar but different at a point; there is a huge difference in the way the CIP or the upkeep trigger act relative to the different in text.  Same for CIP and leaves play.

Plus, I also have a feeling this is too good for 2BB.