This reminds me of the "pump knights" of old:
Order of Leitbur
Order of the Ebon Hand
Order of the White Shield
Knight of Stromgald
A nice aggressive variation of these old creatures, in Boros colors, which often has issues in prolonged games where they fail to kill the opponent in the first 5 or so turns. A good 2-drop as well as a potential late-game threat, and definitely a strong pick in limited.
Posted By:
Equinox523
(1/30/2013 1:10:56 PM)
The abilities are useful in the same way Level Up creatures are useful.
Boros runs out of fuel quick, so you gotta do something with all that late game mana should you fail to kill your opponent in the first half.
Posted By:
Blackworm_Bloodworm
(1/24/2013 5:42:42 PM)
I love this guy. I won games with him in the pre-release and am using him in my Boros Humans standard deck. He is an all-star and soon will be a removal target for my opponents; mimicing the progression of stonewright from Oct-Jan. Early on opponents thought stonewright was not a big threat, was just jank. By January opponents were prioritizing removal for stonewright.
I also love the artwork.
Posted By:
tharkunwhiteflame
(2/11/2013 2:27:50 PM)
He's solid, but eating up mana like that can be tricky in a fast, aggressive deck. I'd say Cerodon Yearling is better.
Posted By:
Kirbster
(1/23/2013 4:01:58 PM)
Sexy piece of artwork. An a nice 2 drop in limited an possibly standard. I approve, despite not playing Boros colors.
Posted By:
Redgurr
(1/22/2013 6:05:17 PM)
I predict that this will be a sleeper card for standard. It's good early and late game.
Posted By:
Abl
(1/22/2013 6:14:31 PM)
Well, I know who is getting four slots in my R/W knight deck...
Posted By:
diabloelmo
(1/25/2013 4:01:41 PM)
For a while, I thought this was the Boros Guildmage.
Posted By:
Ferlord
(1/27/2013 1:45:52 PM)
Because the guild with one of the best guildmages needed another "guildmage." Ah well, at least this guy does work. I almost like him more than Sunhome Guildmage, except he doesn't bring an army with him after a while. He becomes an army after a while!
Posted By:
Avensai
(2/9/2013 1:28:51 AM)
Phenomenal card. Amazing in Boros, especially because as several commentors have noted, red-white is a color combination that's really hard-pressed to find a use for that late-game mana if it can't win with that early push. His synergy with Boros Charm, as WeRiano 's story explains perfectly, cannot be underlooked. As a long-time Boros fan, I've always gone with Boros Swiftblade for my two-drop aggressive creature, but this guy is my new favorite!
Posted By:
OverlordSmurf
(4/2/2013 9:21:47 AM)