Can you even sacrifice scrouded creatures? Since you can't target them.
Posted By:
Zefaris
(4/4/2010 3:17:53 AM)
Will nobody please abuse this card?? Does NOBODY see the ridiculousness of a fattie immune to spot removal? That's like, the main reason people avoid fatties in the first place. Pair with the anti-counter behemoth from Alara Reborn and you've got yourself one heck of a difficult-to-deal-with threat
Posted By:
Selez
(4/6/2010 9:39:58 PM)
Here are the three reasons this card is better than the Slagwurm.
1. This guy is legal in Standard.
2. Overrun/Garuuk.
3. Last time I checked, most people playing competitively in any format didn't use Giant Growth (discounting Limited and EDH). Furthermore, most mono-green ramp decks use relatively few targeted buffs, unless they don't invest much into Magic.
Posted By:
statiefreez
(4/23/2010 5:59:06 PM)
@Wizards413: This comes up all the time for newer players. Shroud specifically reads "can't be the target of spells or abilties" and only refers to cards that target; you know if a card targets because it usually says "target" in the text, like on Giant Growth. Auras also target. Overrun does not read target; it just gives an effect to everything. In the same way, this card can be bounced with Evacuation and destroyed with Wrath of God.
I've only played against this card once. I was very happy it didn't have trample.
Posted By:
sarroth
(6/19/2011 7:12:52 PM)
This.. seems pretty good. I mean it breaks the mana to PT ratio pretty handidly, plus an awesome ability. I like.
Posted By:
TheSwarm
(7/31/2011 9:06:02 PM)
This card - as a card (and not as a big creature in a mono-green deck) - is being underrated in these comments.
One person even contrasted it with Primalcrux.
This card (card - not creature) really shows its worth when it's played in a multi-color deck. It's a bit difficult to make cards like Primalcrux or Force of Nature work in decks that don't emphasize or operate purely with green. This card, however, works well with multi-colored decks that employ mana-boost (like Sol Ring or Thran Dynamo) and rainbow-type-source (like Jungle Shrine) strategies. With 5 of its 7 mana being castable with or without any color (and considering green's mana-boost), it can get into play pretty quickly. This discussion even applies to Plated Slagwurm, which, on the whole, might be a better creature, but is not always a preferable ... (see all)
Posted By:
humor_love
(8/17/2011 10:07:37 AM)
God-Damn! That's good!
That's exactly what anyone wants in a mono-green deck!
Maybe not an aura deck, but...
Posted By:
Ferlord
(8/18/2011 7:14:33 PM)
token strategies can block him all day long. Trample is really necessary on a creature that big
Posted By:
good.beats.for.all
(8/24/2011 9:42:51 AM)
Shroud here might be as much as a downside as an advantage. I'd just rather give Terra Stomper shroud or hexproof if I was looking for something big and hard to get rid of. Asceticism can do this. In some cases I'm not even sure I'd take this over Pelakka Wurm or Engulfing Slagwurm as 7-drop green beaters go.
One of two of these could be a good finisher with Overrun and/or Garruk Wildspeaker third ability. It's not bad by any means, and with just two green in the CC it could be splashed into something else. Blue decks are always looking for an efficient, hard-to-remove beatstick and it has options to give it evasion of some sort.
Posted By:
jfre81
(10/26/2011 1:42:35 AM)
This guy makes friends with Dragon Wings and Dragon Fangs in my blue green deck. 10/10 flying, trample, shroud creature? Sign me up please. The rest of that cycle is great with this guy too.
Posted By:
FirstPrime
(3/14/2012 11:50:20 AM)