There were very few cards with what would later become "vigilance" when this was printed. Yotian was a huge pain in the ass, as he had the toughness to take out smaller creatures and could attack with no fear most of the time.
Still not a bad creature for the mana, although he is a little less powerfull than he used to be.
2.5/5
Posted By:
Gaussgoat
(1/11/2010 12:03:41 PM)
He's strictly better than Standing Troops.
Posted By:
Test-Subject_217601
(8/22/2010 8:21:35 PM)
I agree with Gaussgoat -- Yotian Soldier was a good creature back in Fourth Edition days. Vigilance, a toughness of 4 that put it out of Lightning Bolt/Incinerate range, and a colorless 3 CMC to boot.
Not a bad creature even today, though it has the same woes as any artifact creature; having your Yotian Soldier obliterated by Naturalize or Disenchant just hurts more than creature removal measures.
Posted By:
keeds4
(12/10/2010 7:39:44 AM)
His sword is not transparent! Just shiny. The way a sword is meant to be. Unless its bloody.
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(6/11/2011 7:20:15 PM)
What kink of weapon is he holding anywho?
Posted By:
jumpingjacked
(10/1/2009 12:48:24 PM)
Looks like a transparent sword of some kind
Posted By:
Ryosuke001
(11/3/2009 9:53:45 AM)
decent creature in a casual setting, plus the artwork's cute..
i run 4 in my casual soldier deck..
Posted By:
zenitramleirdag
(6/18/2012 4:25:18 AM)
Yoshi
Posted By:
Hivis_of_the_Scale
(9/24/2011 7:33:57 PM)
Back in the day, this guy had a decent amount of utility value. Hardly any creatures had vigilance, and the affordable colorless aspect and okay P/T (at least for the era) was good. Hell, this guy has enough sentimental value to where I might even use him in a fun deck today.
Posted By:
Quentil
(3/7/2012 6:31:42 AM)