This is a really good card in the right deck. But if you're running Joraga Treespeaker, Llanowar Elves or Arbor Elf is better because the'll tap for 
in a few turns, as well as give elf-synergy.
Posted By:
coyotemoon722
(4/26/2010 10:57:40 PM)
the only thing that disappoints me is that there aren't more green defenders in RotE. otherwise this card would be completely insane when comes to mana ramp. automatic four-of for me.
Posted By:
drama_geek
(5/6/2010 7:39:46 PM)
Just imagine if you had 4 of these bad boys on the field, and they're not the only creatures you control with Defender :O ... Green: not my favorite color, but i'll arrange one with Overgrown Battlement for my GF :D
Posted By:
Azure_Dreamer
(5/12/2010 12:43:34 PM)
awesome card. yeah, that lack of "plant" type seems like an accident.
Posted By:
badmalloc
(5/17/2010 1:36:46 PM)
This would be fun with Thallid Shell-Dweller and Utopia Mycon. Not overkill, but fun in multiplayer.
Posted By:
agentvirgo
(5/31/2011 12:58:49 PM)
Plays nicely alongside Carven Caryatid.
Posted By:
Kontrah
(8/24/2011 8:18:43 AM)
This was standard.
Turn 1: Forest
Turn 2: Eldrazi Temple, Overgrown Battlement
Turn 3: Mountain, Harrow (sac forest, put out a forest and a mountain), Overgrown Battlement, Overgrown Battlement
Turn 4: Land, Overgrown Battlement, Emrakul
Extra Turn: Kozelik, Draw into Ulamog, a land, Goblin Bushwacker, and storm crow.
land drop, Ulamog, Bushwacker kicked. Swing for 42 with annihilator 14.
The odds are astronomical but hilarious.
Posted By:
Jack-o-Crow
(9/4/2011 4:44:45 AM)
just get out a couple of these and their mana value is their amount squared.
1 = 1 mana
2 = 4 mana
3 = 9 mana
4 = 16 mana
and any other defender cards just ramp it up even more. Great for eldrazi decks or anything that costs a ton of land.
Posted By:
Igooog
(9/8/2011 5:12:19 PM)
If you're playing green and you could use a wall, you can't go wrong with this guy. Even without other walls, he's very nice.
Posted By:
Totema
(1/13/2012 1:49:57 PM)
I like 'tribal support' for tribes that aren't obvious or otherwise over-done - like walls or giants. They're cool because walls don't generally attack and giants aren't meant for efficient one-on-one 'engineering problem' Magic. You play giants primarily to have fun - winning is just unintentional extra.
:)
Posted By:
humor_love
(4/24/2012 8:34:11 PM)