It's a good idea to have one or two giant growths in your hand or a regen aura.
Posted By:
Mumba
(1/30/2010 12:41:34 AM)
For all of you guys knocking this card because of removal, 95% percent of creatures in this game is taken out by removal. You can say the same thing about Cancel. Every card is taken out by Cancel. I mean cmon people. The card is solid as a one drop. Go ahead and Doomblade, Lightning Bolt, Path to Exile it. That is why we play the games with 60 card deck.
Posted By:
thezanet
(2/11/2010 5:27:44 PM)
and i thought Soul Warden was good
Posted By:
greenandblack
(2/20/2010 5:38:50 PM)
liir007 pretty much nailed it.
For 3-5 turns (based on if you have land acceleration) this is a 1/1 for 1 mana which is very bad, and a Llanowar elf would be much better for ramping mana. While you are getting those lands you are practically sitting on a dead card. Unlike normal fatties this can be dropped turn 1 but it can't be ramped with elfes since it require lands.
If you do get it out your opponent will just chump block it and it will never get through.
I would much rather have a Terra stomper. It can be ramped with mana acceleration and be out turn 4, 1 turn before Scute mobs start growing. Scute mobs then need 2 turns before they become bigegr then Terra stomper, plenty of time for your opponent to draw a removal.
Even when the scute mob have grown to something like > 12/12 Terra stomper still win since he can just trample over their tokens/regenerators.
The potential extra power/toughness from scute mobs does not matter that much since once i get out Terra Stompe... (see all)
Posted By:
ratrase
(2/23/2010 11:59:10 PM)
CUTE MOB! >:V
Posted By:
DonRoyale
(2/24/2010 1:31:32 AM)
The cool thing about scute mobs is that you can start them out with a couple of oran reifs so they aren't a 1/1 when you first drop them, but are still easy to play or can be dropped along side another 1 - 2 drop. So, for example on turn 3 with 2 oran reif and 1 forest, you can play the scute mob and make it a 3/3. Regardless of the "romance" vs. "reality" it's still a 1 drop.. the only comparable 1 drops are birds of paradise, noble hierarch, and dragonmaster outcast.. otherwise your stuck with.. what.. a 1/1 elf or something? Unless your playing tribal.. (or even with tribal using door destinies and ant queen), scute mob is one of the best possible 1 drops you can have, regardless of how its a 1/1 for a while or easy to block.
Posted By:
Donovan_Fabian
(2/26/2010 5:32:15 PM)
You know... I love this card and Dragonmaster Outcast, and I love their abilities, but at the heart, they really are just distraction cards. They make your opponents fall all over themselves to get them off the field while you just sit back and wait for your combo or play another one. Sure they can be epic in 3 to 5 turns, but one should not focus on them. Let your opponent Doomblade your 1 drop and then drop on them something that will make them cry...
Posted By:
stewartsdragon
(3/15/2010 8:59:00 AM)
Don't use whispersilk use canopy cover. Oh look, Ranger of Eos just found some Scute Mobs.
Posted By:
spectermonger
(4/26/2010 9:37:33 PM)
So this thing gets another 4 +1/+1 counters on it for every land above 5 that you have? The text is a little confusing.
Posted By:
Stryk_the_Lightning
(5/13/2010 10:09:22 PM)
At first it would seem like this is just a convoluted way of getting a 5/5 for 5 mana that has the potential to grow bigger but is vulnerable for at least one turn. But the fact that it costs one mana means that it can be played on the same turn as another big creature, making your opponent choose between threats, or as mentioned, with Canopy Cover you get a huge invincible flyer for a measly three mana.
Posted By:
achilleselbow
(5/15/2010 10:36:12 AM)