...and the right to arm bears!
Posted By:
tcollins
(2/17/2011 8:07:46 AM)
Only you can prevent forest fires!
Posted By:
Studoku
(6/14/2011 5:35:42 AM)
I can't bear these puns.
Posted By:
Atiweb
(8/15/2012 4:55:23 AM)
Perfect design for threshold - useful as a small mana producer in the early game, and becomes a decently-sized creature for mid-game.
Posted By:
achilleselbow
(7/23/2010 7:21:45 AM)
Its man bear druid!
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(6/26/2013 8:53:44 AM)
Threshold isn't a big problem when your bonus is +3/+3 on a 2 drop. Even tarmogoyf starts off the game weak, and we all know how ridiculous he is.
Posted By:
mdakw576
(2/28/2010 11:06:12 PM)
One of the best threshold cards ever. Very effective in every part of the game.
Posted By:
Auteur
(5/9/2010 11:32:48 PM)
@Horsemanship: The flavor text is supposed to be terrible. The concept is fine, although a little out-of-place as the only non-black, green Lycanthrope. And I'd wonder what you'd define as an ability that does make sense; it's a druid that goes into bear-rage when your stuff is dead.
If you take threshold on the symbolic level; an abundance of death, it makes absolute sense that a druid who previously spent his time producing mana and being a hippie would start raging with Giant Growth(a 
card, don't forget) once the destruction of what he loves and protects reaching a certain limit.
Let's not forget that it's fairly typical in most fantasy games (WoW aside, please) for druids to turn into woodland creatures, such as bears; which are usually depicted as highly spiritual among most old animist cultures.
It would have made more sense if he wasn't a bear until you got the threshold, but, oh well. It's always nice to give your llanawars a break and throw in a man with some late-game ... (see all)
Posted By:
Dr.Pingas
(8/27/2011 10:54:48 AM)
Card deserves 9 stars for just existing. Not only is the idea of a werebear astounding, the card is actually really good.
Posted By:
SethLarz
(8/31/2010 12:29:24 AM)
"Werebear?"
"There bear. There Castle."
"Why are you talking like that?"
"I thought you wanted to!"
This kind of thing is some pretty tough design space. Printing it at 1 mana would make a strictly better Llanowar Elves, which is already really good. Printing it as it was, at two mana, risks losing what makes Llanowar elves so good- early game acceleration. Compare Noble Hierarch, which is usually better than Llanowar Elves, at 1 mana for a 0/1 (Sometimes 1/2).
Posted By:
Ideatog
(8/14/2010 8:57:28 AM)