Don't even bother trying to trade locally for this card. Either people have their play set and are using them, or they had one for about 5 seconds they got it out of the pack and someone lucky was with them and got it from them. If you want this card you're more than likely going to have to order your playset online, and they're up to 40 bucks now. This card has gotten especially popular with the the amazing synergy between itself and Fauna Shaman. The shaman itself is around $12. Since it's an an amazing answer to Jace, the Mind Sculptor, I would imagine many of you are very wrong about it being an overrated card.
Posted By:
Shaunafaman
(8/21/2010 12:05:33 PM)
@Raptorman333: Obiviously, because this is better. Duh!
Cascade triggers it. Cascade reads "play", but with the M10 rulings, "play" has been errataed to "cast".
Also, it might be overrated. 25 bucks may be too much. Its mythic rare status is also worth a considering, but in the right deck, its damn worth it.
A good part is, that it costs 4. Green dont have wayy too many good 4CMC spells in standard, so this comes at the right time.
Posted By:
Nikeyeia
(8/25/2010 6:08:12 AM)
Great green card. For those of you complaining about it being "overpowered", then this is a first for a green card while I've played Magic. For the most part, green was referred to as the worst color! You can't complain about this being "too overpowered" without saying the same for Jace the Mind Sculptor and Baneslayer Angel and Path to Exile and the 'man lands' of worldwake and Bloodbraid Elf! If I started thinking hard, I could think of others. This just levels the playing field for green.
Posted By:
Beastlygreen
(9/21/2010 7:48:03 PM)
@blindthrall
"If you look at cascade's actual printing, it says play, which wouldn't trigger this. I know this because there are many times I wanted to counter a cascaded Thoctar. But Gatherer now says cast. So the question is, did wizards errata cascade to justify this thing's price tag?"
Play is synonymous with cast. It is not an errata.
Comes into play is synonymous with enters the battlefield. It is also not an errata.
They changed the terms around to make it more accessible for newer players. It's the same reason they removed words like "bury". The extra flavor wasn't worth the weird terms.
Posted By:
Evermint
(10/15/2010 11:51:07 AM)
4/3 with haste for 4CMC is incredible, that reanimate ability is just insane, especially combined with that haste. Another obviously overpowered mythic, this is a golden age for secondary sellers, watching the prices sky rocket while laughing all the way to the bank. One of the few decks left to play in standard without becoming poor in the process is monoblack vamps, no mythics worth it in standard since that nocturnus money maker cycled out, yes sir.
Posted By:
Sironos
(12/6/2010 4:05:31 PM)
What, Cudgel Troll gets Haste and is now an Elemental?
Posted By:
DacenOctavio
(12/10/2010 2:10:58 AM)
I love the look on my friend's face when he bolted this and on the next turn, I played Bloodbraid Elf and cascaded into Boggart Ram-gang.
10 damage hasty swing never felt so sweet :)
Posted By:
iSlapTrees
(1/4/2011 12:43:51 AM)
hmm..
t1= swamp, dark rit, buried alive. pull out three vengevine
t2= discard two basking rootwallas (woo madness), swing for profit
Posted By:
johnxdoexsays
(1/11/2011 1:52:29 PM)
I never fully understood the hype behind this card...
Okay... maybe I do, but still... Kinda reminds me of Masked Admirers
The fact of the matter is you need to cast two creature spells a turn to be able to effectively use him. Therefore his true colors will only shine in a deck that can play (at least) two creatures every turn. Thus, his best use would be in a deck that is overflowing with card advantage (in which case I would say Masked Admirers is better because he adds to your card advantage and doesn't cost you next years tuition). The thing about that is, a deck based on card advantage rarely relies on a single card to win the game. As well, let's take a look at standard at the moment. There's exiles pouring out the cracks. Not to mention (this may just be IMO, but I know alot of people that agree with me) the best removal in the game, doesn`t put it in your graveyard. So, I would say he's a good card. He definately deserves his mythic status ... (see all)
Posted By:
BloodJunkie
(2/10/2011 12:19:28 PM)
first mythic i ever opened, green creatures w/ haste are bound to be good
Posted By:
raadface
(2/19/2011 8:25:48 AM)