Nah, its the protection from homarids.
Directely quoted from FAQTIWCAWCC: (Frequently Asked Questions That If We Didn't Answer Would Cause Chaos)
Turn #1 -- You play Old Fogey.
Turn #2 -- During your untap step before you untap, Old Fogey phases out.
Turn #3 -- During your untap step before you untap, Old Fogey phases in. Cumulative upkeep says, "Hey, pay {1}." (This assumes your abilities have the ability to speak -- mine do). Echo says, "Pay {GG} or sacrifice Old Fogey." And finally fading says "Take off one of my three fading counters."
Turn #4 -- During your untap step before you untap, Old Fogey phases out.
Turn #5 -- During your untap step before you untap, Old Fogey phases in. Cumulative upkeep says, "Hey, pay {2}." Echo says, "I'm good." And fading says "Take off another fading counter. I'm down to one."
Turn #6 -- During your untap step before you untap, Old Fogey phases out.
Turn #7 -- During your untap step before you untap, Old Fogey phases in. Cum... (see all)
Posted By:
Nikeyeia
(5/1/2010 12:47:30 PM)
Turn 0:
> Old Fogey enters play with 0 Age counters and 3 Fading counters.
Turn 1:
> Old Fogey phases out at the beginning of the untap step.
Turn 2:
> Old Fogey phases in at the beginning of the untap step.
> Cumulative Upkeep, Echo, and Fading triggers are placed on the stack at the beginning of the upkeep step in order of the controlling players choice.
> Upon Cumulative Upkeep resolution, Old Fogey gains 1 Age counter (1 total), then is sacrificed unless {1} is paid.
> Upon Echo resolution, Old Fogey is sacrificed unless {G}{G} is payed.
> Upon Fading resolution, 1 Fading counter is removed (2 remaining)
Turn 3:
> Old Fogey phases out at the beginning of the untap step.
Turn 4:
> Old Fogey phases in at the beginning of the untap step.
> Cumulative Upkeep and Fading triggers are placed on the stack at the beginning of the upkeep step in order of the controlling players choice.
> Upon Cumulative Upkeep resolution, Old Fogey gains 1 Age counter (2 total), then is sacrificed unless... (see all)
Posted By:
Muspellsheimr
(10/4/2010 11:05:06 PM)
pygmy allosaurus used to be a dinosaur...and really, allosaurus rider should be an elf warrior dinosaur...
the magic 2010 rules changed "bands with others", so old fogey should be able to band with them!!
instead he's just lonely by himself...
Posted By:
doolydooly
(12/28/2009 9:58:56 PM)
Classic! you can see a time machine in the background, from the card Time Machine of the same set. Funny Funny stuff!
Posted By:
GouldenDraak
(3/19/2010 3:17:18 PM)
Protection from Homarids is pure genius.
Also, I'm pretty sure there was some wolf creature that bands with other wolves.
Posted By:
UnyaroBeeSting
(5/28/2009 12:22:58 AM)
Lets take a walk down what MtG was, ahh the nostalgia, haha, the line about "...real Magic".
Posted By:
KMcombine
(5/14/2010 10:45:47 AM)
some misconceptions on how phasing works here...
702.23d The phasing event doesn’t actually cause a permanent to change zones or control, even
though it’s treated as though it’s not on the battlefield and not under its controller’s control
while it’s phased out. Zone-change triggers don’t trigger when a permanent phases in or out.
Counters remain on a permanent while it’s phased out. Effects that check a phased-in
permanent’s history won’t treat the phasing event as having caused the permanent to leave or
enter the battlefield or its controller’s control.
so during the upkeep of every turn it's phased in you do remove a fading couner and pay the cumulative upkeep cost
Posted By:
WeAreTheFury
(9/12/2009 9:04:10 AM)
The new phasing rules will no longer make you pay the echo cost every time it phases in anymore then. So, I guess you only pay the echo cost the first time after it enters the battlefield while phased in.
Posted By:
Stuntman
(10/9/2009 1:52:09 PM)
Out of all his abilities, it's got to be the snow-covered plainswalk that really makes this card shine!
Posted By:
Bluehero
(4/23/2010 11:41:52 AM)
And the subtle "Illus. Douglas Schuler"! His name is Douglas Shuler, they misspelled it in the first sets and later corrected it. I think he should have had a common expansion symbol though, or none at all.
Posted By:
Rainyday2012
(7/27/2009 6:01:33 PM)