I think garruk is actually the perfect planeswalker.. he's not so nuts over powered that you are like *bleep* when you're opponent plays it, like nissa as well, but its still powerful. Also keeping in mind his abilities are all things that are already on various green cards, from untapping lands to his beast ability (call of the herd). He also quintessentially shows what green is about.. mana ramping, beasties, and lots of power.
On the how expensive planeswalkers are.. yes I have to agree with that. I've wanted a gideon jura for about 4 or 5 months but he still costs like 30+ dollars per card. By the time the price goes down its because they rotate and are a) either not as good as they once were or b) because they aren't in standard or extended any longer and therefore not playable in the format I want to use them in. On the other hand, wotc prints duel decks to bring down the prices, which is one of the reasons elspeth is dropping and so is garruk, and original jace and chand... (see all)
Posted By:
Donovan_Fabian
(7/22/2010 12:43:34 PM)
Garruk stole his helmet from Venser, Shaper Savant
Posted By:
ChampionofSquee
(9/19/2010 11:29:24 AM)
Easily ranks with the most overpowered walkers. He comes out turn 3 more often than not in a green deck, and almost always untaps lands and another decent drop follows. Turn 4 opens up so much with him out, even if your other mana creatures have died off. He's usually seen as a creature engine or non-counterable overrun, but his land untaps are devastating. Him and Primeval Titan together are just crazy.
Posted By:
n00bmag1
(7/20/2010 2:57:07 PM)
This IS one of the more powerful Planeswalkers.
Posted By:
CJM2
(7/27/2010 12:12:19 PM)
I think garruk is the perfect balance between power, price, and utility for a planeswalker. I want more planeswalkers as balanced as garruk to play with.
Posted By:
Pwnsaw
(10/17/2010 3:56:32 PM)
@ ChampionofSquee:
Same helmet, same illustrator. Venser, Shaper Savant and this card were both done by Alexi Briclot.
Posted By:
DacenOctavio
(1/26/2011 12:59:49 PM)
He has the best hat of any planeswalker to date.
Posted By:
Salient
(8/31/2011 12:57:47 PM)
I agree that he is one of the strongest 'walkers. I think that he is over looked because he keeps under the radar so well. Mana ramping usually isn't identified as a threat (until Primeval started tearing things up), and Garruk alone, can't win games anymore than Overrun can. You need a field to make them work. Sure, he makes tokens. But each one puts him one turn away from popping his final. It's the beauty of the ramping, which enables extension, plus the additional counter that puts him in overrun mode the turn after you play him. One turn clocks HURT!
Posted By:
OmegaSerris
(9/10/2011 10:18:18 AM)
This card is great! Perfectly balanced, yet very powerful. He isn't the most broken PW, but he's the most fair, which makes him the best in my book.
Posted By:
boneclub
(12/5/2010 1:55:20 PM)
Love playing him with Oran-Rief, the Vastwood. Two of them out and suddenly your Llanowar Elves come out as 5/5. Also crazy to increase the size of a Genesis Wave, then next turn boost them all for a huge army.
Posted By:
madcreator
(3/10/2011 4:12:33 PM)