There's a lot to say about new Garruk, Chandra, and Jace. most of it has already been said.
The drawbacks:
Garruk: costs more mana and is color dense.
Nullified by: Is Green.
Chandra: Doesn't seem 'focused' on mass damage output.
Nullified by: Learning how to combine your cards, noob.
Jace: Is not Jace the Mindsculptor
Nullified by: Is not banned.
If Innistrad is a graveyard block (which seems painfully obvious right now), then the milling will be great. If not, then Jace's +1 ability is still good and the Ultimate is the most insane thing you can do in Commander. Ever. They will never make a more powerful ability for Commander than that without breaking Standard in pieces, and probably breaking Commander in half.
Jace is probably the 'worst', because he is relatively narrow. Compare to Nissa Revane, though. He is definitely good and has at least 2 decks he can be put in. She literally has only one.
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(7/25/2011 9:50:04 AM)
His +1 gives himself a shield...that's an effect that looks like the start of something destructive
Posted By:
Ninjazilla
(7/7/2011 10:42:02 PM)
I thought steroids were against Green's "natural" code...
In all seriousness, this is my favorite Garruk, and my favorite Green Planeswalker.
All of his abilities are useful in most any Green deck.
Posted By:
drpvfx
(10/23/2011 11:06:50 PM)
Got myself a $30 worth Garruk in my $30 fat pack!!
I'm definitely gunna throw in a sh*t load of lands in my {(G/U)} deck. Rites of Flourishing should be nice.
Posted By:
AXER
(7/21/2011 12:33:31 PM)
He looks like a fastidious bodybuilder instead of a dirty forest man. His old art(Aleksi Briclot's) suits him more.
Posted By:
Frozenwings
(7/12/2011 3:21:08 AM)
Beast maker?
Sweet!
Green card draw?
Damn.
A more playable version of Liege of the Tangle?
I need to break him.
Posted By:
Deco_y
(7/7/2011 8:31:38 PM)
@schacher: Your definition of "cartoon-art" is pretty vague, then. D. ALexander Gregory has long been one of the best artists MTG uses. These two look almost as great as his Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker.
Posted By:
BuffJittePLZ
(8/29/2011 12:18:59 PM)
although I personaly perfer burn I got to give green props, they had the best planeswalker in M12 (or atleast the best new planeswalker) and his +1 and his ultimant (the -3 just dosen't fit) are just awsome. better than the origanal and i did not think I would be saying that to garruk and not chanra.
Posted By:
marwinshieldscale
(7/7/2011 9:12:01 PM)
wonder why they just didn't reprint garruk's packleader? +1: put a beast, draw a card
Posted By:
don_miguel
(7/8/2011 3:57:04 AM)
This is one of the most overpowered cards in the history of magic. With his ultimate, you're talking about at least 10 or 9 wurms. I want this card so bad :)
Posted By:
tedkang3582
(3/17/2012 3:47:41 PM)