You'd be surprised how often he gets through, actually. A lot of creatures don't want to trade with him. Nobody wants to "waste" removal on him. I got to play two of him in limited recently (first time drafting the set), and I never felt like it was a waste to cast him. He usually got through for about 6 damage before they finally decided to deal with him. All in all, solid limited pick. Not "good" but solid.
3/5
Posted By:
StreamHopper
(7/20/2012 1:55:17 PM)
Wizards, why won't you keyword that second ability already?
"Recklessness", "Bellicosity", "Frenzy"...i'm sure you'll find a good term for this commonly red drawback that has first seen print many years ago and shows up more and more frequently.
Why do i want this so badly?
Because the ability gets packed into a flavorful keyword,
creatures with this ability can be described faster,
and last but not least other cards can refer to this ability and allow interactions - e.g. another creature could give all creatures with this ability a certain advantage like haste, a buff whenever they get blocked, or something similar.)
Posted By:
Mode
(8/22/2012 2:33:21 PM)
symbolizes red
Posted By:
Arachibutyrophobia
(7/5/2012 7:52:10 PM)
Kinda underwhelming really, there's better.
Posted By:
blindthrall
(7/8/2012 5:12:23 AM)
This is a good aggressive creature that can do some serious damage if played by a pro like me.
Posted By:
Lotsofpoopy
(9/4/2012 2:31:55 AM)
Awesome. It's like Hill Giant, kinda-sorta-mostly, without the suck. without most of the suck, anyway. Really wish it could have been 3/2.
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(7/6/2012 12:10:37 AM)
I like it.
Posted By:
LordOfTheFlies87
(7/6/2012 6:14:59 PM)
Not bad with all of the blue tap effects in m13.
Posted By:
lorendorky
(7/6/2012 2:30:28 PM)
I find this amusing that this big ol' bruiser can be killed by a guard dog.
Posted By:
Totema
(7/6/2012 3:09:24 PM)
A step up from Lightning Elemental in my opinion. I still like Arc Runner the best, but this is probably a better pick in draft.
Posted By:
Vandarringa
(9/19/2012 12:42:22 PM)