...Glamerdye to give yourself instant-speed, reusable protection from whatever colour you want. Just don't give it Animar protection from blue (because then he cannot be a legal target for more Glamerdyes)
Posted By:
tcollins
(4/10/2012 7:51:03 PM)
ooh makes maelstrom wanderer easier to play
Posted By:
Arachibutyrophobia
(6/1/2012 7:24:02 PM)
This is a very good commander. It could get out of control with creatures that let you draw cards when they enter the battlefield.
Elvish Visionary
Mulldrifter
Carven Caryatid
Garruk's Packleader
Pygmy Kavu!
Posted By:
Chamale
(6/16/2011 2:14:41 PM)
Glimpse of nature in EDH?! Oh, and Primordial Sage.
Posted By:
metalevolence
(6/16/2011 4:57:22 PM)
Out of the entire set, this is the general I wanted most until I saw he came with Riku, then I just about crapped my pants.
These 2 generals combo in SO many ways, even though Riku will likely see more action as the general, this can be a prime substitute if you build your deck right.
As for him alone and his abilities, I saw the protection and thought AWESOME, he has some means of unblockability for general damage which is just priceless.
Then I saw how he grows whenever you play creatures, this makes him a HUGE target whenever you play him, even with his protection, there are ways to get rid of him.
Finally on to how he is actually a general position creature, he makes every other creature you could possibly cast cost less for how many creatures you have already played after him, that is the foundation of commanding an army, use their strengths to make the others strong.
All in all, I would love to rate this over 5 stars, but I am only limited to 5. And on one final note, use with w... (see all)
Posted By:
InfernalIncinerator
(6/19/2011 4:46:09 PM)
He irks me, but only because the only Animar player in my area refuses to mark counters on it and I've lost games to his random "invention" of counters.
Posted By:
Nick30075
(6/27/2011 4:36:57 PM)
Overpowered for its cost.
Honestly, this would be a strong enough card without the protection from removal since it's cheap enough to replay. It'd be just as combotastic with charge counters instead of +1/+1 counters. Even without making things cheaper, I could see this played as a growing general with very relevant protection abilities.
Posted By:
Studoku
(7/18/2011 7:06:13 PM)
All it takes is one Hornet Sting
Posted By:
nic56
(6/17/2011 11:41:05 PM)
I like how Animar and Riku can essentially be interchanged as your general if you build your deck well. They support each other quite well.
Posted By:
lorendorky
(6/16/2011 10:57:20 PM)