Strandwalker
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Living Weapon is a bit like Modular. so i guess they were afraid of doing mirrodin again. most of the weapons have overpriced equip cost, yes. but not much too high mana cost imo.
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Posted By: theis999 (1/29/2011 3:45:44 AM)
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While this card as such may not be great, people are overlooking the fact that this is basically a colorless Giant Spider for 1 more CMC. And if it dies, you still have an artifact card for say, Metalcraft purposes, or you can transform any 1/1 creature that you happen to draw mid- to late-game into a sizeable creature, if you happen to have 4 mana available and nothing else to cast.

As previously said, this card isn't great, but it isn't strictly bad either. I'd say it's a decent limited card due to it's flexibility.
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Posted By: Rhayve (1/31/2011 12:18:53 PM)
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I can only assume that the people hating on this haven't gotten a chance to play it. On the surface, this and other living weapons appear over-costed, but in play these things can be lifesavers and game changers, especially in a stalemate.
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Posted By: Totobean (1/31/2011 1:38:15 PM)
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I'm fond of this guy. He's not the strongest Living Weapon (that'd be Bonehoard, of course) but in Limited, 2/4 reach is a reasonable, if not good, creature. The fact that you can then go throw that on another creature is what makes it decent. Adding 4 toughness to almost any creature makes them pretty untouchable in Limited in this block.
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Posted By: Magnor_Criol (2/26/2011 4:09:45 PM)
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I think people's main beef with it is that for 5 it's a Giant Spider that costs 1 more,
And after that it gives you the spider's stats for the same CMC as the actual spider.
Where the reusability is fair,
I'm convinced that this card could have gotten an equip cost of 3 and would have been very nicely balanced and worth a slot in many casual environments.
However, as it is, it's only touching "playable", where many players, even casual, want a card that is snuggly in that category.
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Posted By: infernox10 (3/6/2011 11:23:50 PM)
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Really good with a Brass Squire.
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Posted By: SoulShatterer (5/14/2011 9:55:48 AM)
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I love all the living weapons to pieces, I'll happily play their inflated costs for such value.
Spiderquipment ftw - provides much needed air defense in any color
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Posted By: Opined_Fluke (11/30/2011 12:54:45 AM)
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4: Target creature becomes Doctor Octopus.
5/5 for awesome flavor.
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Posted By: Kelptic183 (8/8/2012 5:39:51 AM)
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Intangible Virtue. Vigilance and reach go well together, plus the little Germ wouldn't dissipate if you chose to equip this on someone else.
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Posted By: NickDay (12/11/2012 7:31:13 PM)
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