@Digit: Apparently you hate all auras, because even ones with flash can be responded to with a Doom Blade or anything. This is one of the better auras you can find in Magic, and it's hybrid and not even gold. No, auras aren't the best cards because of the 2-for-1, but that's what makes the card draw on this one so good.
Posted By:
sarroth
(11/3/2010 11:43:30 AM)
Give a creature Hexproof and draw a card for 3...damn I hope they reprint this in the return to ravnica.
Posted By:
Pheso
(8/1/2011 5:36:20 PM)
Huh? Why no hexproof?
Still a cool card, sometimes it's more formidable when things are spelt out anyway. Simic was awesome.
Posted By:
axiobeta
(9/4/2011 12:23:49 AM)
This is my preferred method of protecting my creatures, since it dodges the two-for-one issue and provides total safety from targeted effects.
Generally speaking if I don't play this, it's because I'm baiting spells for Willbender.
Posted By:
LordRandomness
(12/20/2011 2:49:32 AM)
Always beautiful. Keeps your hand going and helps against aggro/control. Allows you to use pump spells/enchants as well, which is a nice boon since those so easily incur card disadvantage.
Posted By:
blurrymadness
(5/13/2013 8:56:32 AM)
I have an instant rush infect deck that's basic principle is based of 1 and 2 drop infect weaklings that I then pump with spells. This card would shut it down if played on one of my guys. Here's some of the included cards. It should give you a good idea of what I'm talking about.
Pump Boosts:
Livewire Lash
Wild Defiance
Pumps:
Rancor
Might of Old Krosa
Prey's Vengeance
Virulent Swipe
Mutagenic Growth
Targets:
Glistener Elf
Inkmoth Nexus
It would especially hurt for Prey's Vengeance,Virulent Swipe. Also Rancor falls of Inkmoth Nexus and returns to the hand. This wouldn't help to much against that but it could still be useful as an anti block method if I made Inkmoth Nexus a creature too soon.
Posted By:
flight_173
(7/27/2013 4:11:07 PM)
I wonder why the Oracle wording of this card did not change to "Enchanted creature has hexproof."
Edit (since 7/23/2011):
"The reason the oracle text didn't change the rules to "Hexproof" is, as with all other auras, that you can enchant an enemy creature. (...)" -- EnderofGames
Duh! Of course. Same as with Spirit Link back then when lifelink had an equal wording.
Else the card would have used the following unlikely unnecessarily convoluted wording:
"Enchanted creature has 'This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.'".
(I guess that's a little downside from having troll shroud keyworded now; we probably won't be getting an Aura like Shielding Plax anymore that has that effect on itself instead of providing the creature with it.)
I never thought of that, but you could even profit from casting it on your opponent's creatures in some cases - e.g. if they have an Heroic triggered ability that ... (see all)
Posted By:
Mode
(9/9/2013 6:15:01 PM)
I'm still not sure what a "plax" is.
Posted By:
Totema
(5/14/2014 2:40:15 PM)