I heard that Vancouver is naming their basketball team the Vancouver Runeclaws.
True story.
Posted By:
signofzeta
(11/15/2011 10:06:26 PM)
Are there enough 2/2 bears for 
to populate a deck with? That would be cool.
You could doctor your Coat of Arms to read Coat of Fur.
Posted By:
Salient
(8/26/2011 9:37:16 AM)
Based on that new flavour text, it should have Bloodthirst.
Posted By:
Stray_Dog
(7/7/2011 8:21:45 PM)
RUNED CLAWS!
Y U NO DO ANYTHING??!
Posted By:
PeabodyET
(7/8/2011 9:46:45 AM)
Well, I outlined my reasons for disliking this card on the M11 printing. Lazy design, non-vanilla name for a vanilla creature, unnecessary break from tradition etc etc. No need to rehash that here.
Not only that, the flavor text is now 100% stupider.OH WOW HE'S SOOO TOUGH. At least the Grizzlies had humorous flavor... sigh.
I thought of ranting more, but then I remembered that he dies to Chub Toad, which made me grin. Suck on that, Runeclaw.
Posted By:
Wanderer25
(7/7/2011 2:42:50 PM)
Dies to Grizzly Bears.
Posted By:
Villainous1
(7/17/2011 12:07:23 PM)
Back in the day the bear was a staple. But now there is power creep and his only purpose is a draft filler. Everything else is getting pumped up, so the iconic staple should get a pump as well.
There are many {1}{G} 2/2s in magic, with different variations to being strictly better then the vanilla bear. The core set's need to pick one form and fill this slot, or come up with something new.
Giving the vanilla creature slots in core slightly useful activated abilities will help the game and new players. The arugment that they dont want to confuse new players is silly, because after there first day of playing, they already mastered the vanilla bear. Then they will be wishing there bear was as good as it could be.
Which leads me to Goblin Piker. This is so far below the curve its sickening. It stinks up drafts and Goblin players absolutely despise there goblin slots in core wasted on this crap. I get that you dont want to give red a 2/2 vanilla as well (even tho t... (see all)
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(1/24/2013 12:55:20 PM)
You know Wizards, if you're hesitant to reprint "Grizzly Bears" because it's plural rather than singular, just give us "Grizzly Bear" for {1}{G}, nobody will mind. People will still be able to slap one down on the table, bellowing "I summon a GRRRIIIIZZZZLYYY BEEAAAARR!", rather than having to sheepishly slip this "fantasy-flavor" vanilla into play, likely barely bringing themselves to announce it at all given it's unfitting name and unbearable flavor text. Plus, it'll make for a funny, memorable story down the road when people compare "Grizzly Bear" for {1}{G} with "Grizzly Bears" for {1}{G}. Runeclaw bear, of course, would have no place in that story other than as a footnote.
TLDR: Nobody likes you, Runeclaw Bear. Go away please.
Posted By:
Fictionarious
(7/9/2011 9:11:42 PM)
Boo! Stop reprinting this garbage and bring back Grizzly Bears. Absolutely absurd "justifications" for replacing it.
Posted By:
HolyCause
(7/7/2011 10:08:27 PM)
I feel like printing out the comments Wanderer25 made on this and the M11 version, circulating them as a petition, and mailing them to Renton, WA with about 10,000 signatures. Give us back our Grizzly Bears!
Posted By:
Paleopaladin
(7/10/2011 10:07:36 PM)