why dose this go for more then twice as much as entomb? Their is no easy way to get one of each card type in all graveyards by turn two especially in you are going to spend your mana one the secant turn on something else and especially if you want to produce green mana. Getting it up to a 8/9 on the third turn is unlikely and that is as big as he gets. Entomb can easily get you a first turn Iona, Shield of Emeria. I dont even want to think about how lucky you would have to get and what cards you would have to use to get him out and get him up to a 8/9 on the first turn and really which one would you rather have a 8/9 or a 7/7 with flying and that stops your appoints from casting spells of the chosen color. Yes its a good card but it shouldn't go for 68$.
Posted By:
dragonking987
(3/28/2011 5:42:38 PM)
listen fools, people said that this card was a 7/8 max before planeswalker was an actual type. Planeswalker cards were previewed with goyf and were first printed in Lorwyn. So when you make fun of people that say this card is a 7/8 check the date on the comment.
Posted By:
UNHINGEDMAN
(8/8/2011 9:05:40 PM)
more often than not is seems this will end up as 3/4 or 4/5, with the cards in the graveyard being sorcery, instant, creature, and enchantment. it's possible something like harrow might throw a land in your graveyard, or it could get milled, but it won't happen as often as the other 3.
now, a 4/5 for 2 is really great, but w/o another ability, it seems wasted.
trample would give it power against chump blocking, maybe shroud against spot removal, but it doesn't have them.
it really would've been cool to see the ability from battering wurm (not the bloodthirst)
interesting card, but i really think it's overrated. i've never seen it played, let alone at high power
3/5
Posted By:
CrowJonSnow
(8/27/2011 4:48:56 PM)
overrated? no.
overpriced? yes.
Posted By:
rainbowdash
(1/1/2012 10:18:35 PM)
This needs to be reprinted in Innistrad block.
Posted By:
Pandapwnium
(1/2/2012 4:26:35 PM)
Still say Sakura-Tribe Elder is better.
Posted By:
wholelottalove
(9/27/2012 11:23:07 AM)
hate me for this, but i believe that Nivmagus Elemental is pretty much strictly better. a reliable, attacking 5/6 on turn two beats a card that COULD but almost certainly WON'T be an attacking 8/9 on turn THREE. Really, NME is cheaper ("x or y" costs are always wonderful), STAYS BIG when you buff it, and doesn't require a ridiculous level of preparation. just a few one-drop instants.
you're move, targargablorf. I'm gonna beat you with a card i can actually pronounce, dammit.
Posted By:
lightningrod14
(10/3/2012 6:05:29 PM)
There are twelve card types in all. So he could be a 12/13. Don't Believe me. The Twelve.
Artifact
Creature
Land
Enchantment
Instant
Sorcery
Basic
World
Planeswalker
Snow
Tribal
Awesome Card
Posted By:
Silverwarrior
(4/4/2013 8:33:27 PM)
@RedAtrocitus:
The Bolt would resolve then go to graveyard, so Goyf would die
Posted By:
EdgarPoeAllen
(5/26/2013 8:09:05 PM)
4.5/5
Noone can argue with this card being very good, but it's still overrated and consequently overpriced.
Definitely not broken.
It's just a very cost effective, growing vanilla beater. Umm, well, maybe the most cost-effective, growing vanilla beater.
Of course the 'dies to removal' argument is as dumb as ever, but there's enough cards to keep this at bay easily. Consequently it's excellent in control/removal, but merely good in other archtypes.
He doesn't win games by itself.
Now if he had Shroud or Trample.. then he might be broken.
Posted By:
Orza
(1/15/2011 12:24:06 PM)