Power Conduit makes this very playable. Remove the age counter each turn to put a +1/+1 counter on him, which automatically negates the -1/-1 counter. A steady 9/9 body for 6 mana, I know it's not great, but it is decent. Just throw trample or something crazy on it and you're good to go.
Posted By:
Wyldblayde
(7/25/2011 10:43:22 PM)
I've always felt sorry for this guy. He looks so sad and scared. He knows what's coming to him.
Posted By:
Salient
(1/27/2012 1:23:37 PM)
this card reminds me of the movie Galaxy Quest- remember that scene where Tim Allen's completely screwed because of the big giant rock?
Guy on the Ship: Hit its vulnerable spot!
Tim Allen: It's a giant rock, it doesn't have any vulnerable spots!
Alan Rickman: Listen to me! You need to know what it wants. What drives it. What is its motivation?
Alan Rickman was so badass in that movie :) It's on YouTube now and all the comments are 'OMG SNAPE!!!'
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(3/8/2012 8:58:36 PM)
If this card had trample, it would've seen a lot more play than it did. Still, I like this card and I think it's a unique use of a cumulative upkeep cost. Unfortunately, this card is all but obsoleted by Terra Stomper.
Posted By:
BongRipper420
(8/30/2012 5:36:11 PM)
In my Timmy days, my friend played this against me and won every single time if he played Aboroth. Not only could I usually not kill it with my crappy creatures, but we didn't understand how cumulative upkeeps worked and it only went down by a -1/-1 counter a turn rather that -1/-1, -2/-2, etc.
Damn, all those games lost to a 7/7 Aboroth.
Posted By:
mirosith
(10/10/2012 4:57:12 AM)
9/9, then 8/8, then 6/6, then 3/3, then dead.
Posted By:
azure_drake222222
(2/6/2013 3:05:43 PM)
This would be fun with a couple Fate Transfers.
Posted By:
Burnwright
(5/14/2013 8:10:28 PM)
Really shines when given haste, which is unfortunately kinda tricky for green. Can be an absolute terror with Lightning Greaves, which lets it swing in before shrinking AND makes it harder to get rid of.
Posted By:
LordRandomness
(3/14/2014 12:58:45 AM)