This is why most legends cards suck.
Posted By:
divine_exodus
(8/2/2011 7:06:00 PM)
I wouldn't care if I got this from a Legends booster instead of one of those unplayable Legendary Creatures. As long as I got a Mana Drain, I'd be happy.
Posted By:
JFM2796
(8/10/2011 6:02:04 PM)
Staggeringly awful. Even back then, they should have know this thing was trash. Yes, for 3G and the sacrifice of an untapped forest, you can get a 1/1 - yeah! I suppose they had nightmares of people feeding 50 forests to this thing, but even a tiny bit of playtesting should have made it clear that it needed a lot of help... I could have forgiven them if it could have eaten any forest when cast. Than, you'd get a 4/4 creature on turn 4 for the price of all your lands. That's still terrible, but it feels right for that time period.
Posted By:
Radagast
(11/3/2011 2:19:04 PM)
Strictly worse that Dungrove Elder.
Posted By:
raptorman333
(1/9/2012 1:25:50 PM)
I think I've done it! I've found a way to make this piece of shit useful! Ramp up until you have 10 land with Fastbond, drop Crucible of Worlds along the way, throw down an Avenger of Zendikar or two, then drop this thing and spam lands from the grave causing all of your little plants to explode into huge, stomping, ***-off creatures! I did it! After years of trying I finally found a use for this thing! Now I can die in peace.
Posted By:
Wulfwood
(2/24/2012 11:39:55 PM)
raptorman333, this is strictly worse than almost everything.
Posted By:
Adromalath
(4/8/2012 8:23:23 AM)
This really is the worst creature out there. The amount of lands you need on the field, and the amount of card advantage you need to give up to make this even passable is crazy. With seven lands on the field this will still die to a Lightning Bolt.
Posted By:
Enelysios
(4/15/2012 6:25:00 PM)
Essence of the Wild serves to bring out Wood Elemental's TRUE nature.
Posted By:
Goatllama
(4/15/2012 11:01:43 PM)
Knight of the Reliquary -> Wood Elemental -> Balance
Posted By:
adrian.malacoda
(5/2/2012 10:13:13 PM)
Wood Elemental 
Trample
When ~ comes into play, sacrifice any number of forests
*/* = Forests sacrificed this way.
This would have been playable, but still bad. Would have been an inspiring rare for legends and won a few games.
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(5/3/2012 7:39:36 PM)