It's a counter to removal, which is really good in Limited and Constructed decks with blue creatur-oh wait.
I love this card, but it demands a second color to be useful in Constructed. Bonkers in Limited, though...:D
Posted By:
DonRoyale
(4/16/2010 1:46:32 PM)
Probably the best or second best totem armor in the set.
Posted By:
faisjdas
(4/16/2010 11:21:47 PM)
Well, its better than regenerate.
Posted By:
Tommy9898
(5/20/2010 8:44:33 PM)
Not necessarily the best umbra, but seriously, consider this on a sejiri merfolk.. flash the enchantment on for 2, save the creature by killing the other with first strike, then have a hard to remove 3/2 still around seems like a lot of fun. Virulent swipe thrown in, also awesome.
Posted By:
Donovan_Fabian
(4/21/2010 2:58:06 AM)
Yay, removal-counter, plus other uses! Plus it just looks cool 8)
Posted By:
coyotemoon722
(4/25/2010 6:42:12 PM)
Makes sense that blue got its version of Vines of Vastwood.
Posted By:
FogRaider
(4/30/2010 9:51:55 PM)
Great little card that can be used as a combat trick, and then a boost if you manage to keep the guy alive.
At its CC, a very reasonable spell for blue with strong applications across the board.
4/5
Posted By:
Gaussgoat
(5/21/2010 11:02:33 AM)
The "Totem armor" mechanic is probably the bluntest way yet that Wizards has tried to get around the inherent card disadvantage of auras (next to the infamous Rancor and its ilk). On most of the other totem armor auras, this amounts to the confidence to enchant your good creatures, knowing that you're not setting yourself up for a hard comedown.
Eel Umbra, though, plays a little differently because it has Flash. It can function as a counterspell in some cases, it can mess up opponents' combat math in others, and this versatility comes at a very reasonable price. I think that they're really hit the mark with this mechanic.
Posted By:
Leshrac_Nightwalker
(12/1/2010 11:31:19 AM)
Can be used to prevent a destruction or to protect from future destruction. In addition to avoiding, say, Terminate, there's also the amusement of playing it on your 2/2 after a 3/3 blocks it.
Posted By:
SleetFox
(4/16/2010 2:58:28 PM)
A better card than people give it credit for. Not a high pick by any means, but it's one me a few games in draft by protecting a creature from removal or turning a trade into a chump
Posted By:
f_fivefiftyseven
(7/8/2010 5:13:47 PM)