I think it's the best of all the hatchlings, or at least the most playable. Drop it turn 5 so you have the mana open and it can actually fend for itself against any of the thousands of creature controls there are.
Posted By:
OpenSeasonNoobs
(5/23/2010 5:08:01 PM)
@ FargoJake
b) is what happens. Since the shrouding ability goes on the stack last, it resolves first. When the Volcanic Hammer tries to resolve, it finds its target is no longer legal and fizzles.
Posted By:
Magyrato
(8/12/2010 12:44:07 PM)
its a hairy turtle.. who dont like turtles?
Posted By:
Szentekkel
(2/21/2011 3:58:13 PM)
Its a.... a.... sloth turtle with blue hair. I don't know what to say anymore.
Posted By:
Hunterr
(9/6/2010 2:58:22 AM)
A decent hatchling, real shroud would of made it worse in my opinion, but it would of been pretty nice if it had troll shroud instead. The art is pretty disappointing compared to the other hatchlings. I also hate the name, the other hatchlings are voracious or noxious, this guy is sturdy... is he a chair?
Posted By:
BrutalJim
(4/20/2010 2:58:28 AM)
Ummm, well one of the problems with the hatchlings is that they have to survive long enough to become a 6/6... And with shroud he does just that, so why all this haterade?? Since its not static 'shroud' its pretty much whenever hes just the target of an opponents ability, so equipping w/ Favor of the Overbeing is no problem... It doesn't go away later if he has shroud and hes already enchanted fyi...
Posted By:
Jinx585
(1/26/2010 6:02:51 PM)
IT has it's merits, though. You can give it Favor of the Overbeing and give it vigilance and flying. but the shroud ability REALLY throws it off a bit.
Posted By:
Jokergius
(8/30/2009 4:01:52 PM)
What I don't like about sturdy hatchling, is even though shroud is amazing, there are cards that have shroud that 1, don't require you to pay mana to have your creature keep it, and 2, don't have to bother with trying to remove counters, such as naya hushblade, troll ascetic, uril, and several others. I prefer the voracious hatchling and belligerent hatchling, for their more powerful non mana using keywords, even though green and blue are my fave colors.
Posted By:
Donovan_Fabian
(10/30/2009 5:41:48 PM)
This poor bastard is the worst Hatchling, I think. "Can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control" would be far better.
Posted By:
Zulp
(6/23/2009 10:58:34 PM)
@Jaeden Keil
That could be said for EVERY 2/2 that costs 4 mana. That's a terrible strategy.
Posted By:
blurrymadness
(6/17/2011 3:35:42 PM)