Pantheon- in the second situation, it's a 17 point swing (Watchwolf has no lifelink), but it's still a good play.
Posted By:
Gomorrah
(6/23/2010 7:46:10 PM)
Loxodon Warhammer outclasses this, sorry.
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(3/4/2012 1:56:18 PM)
Definitely one of the best auras ever printed, in terms of power and fun. Even with the potential card disadvantage, the massive swing in life difference can often make it worth it. This was a popular and fun card in my playgroup for years.
Posted By:
Lord_Ascapelion
(11/29/2012 12:25:11 PM)
This card is nuts in an Enchantress deck. I love running it with Umbra Mystic. 4/5
Posted By:
docstorm
(12/8/2012 4:28:21 PM)
From a rules advisor:
The last ability IS NOT "Enchanted creature has lifelink." Lifelink is a static ability that adds an automatic additional effect to damage from the source its on, causing you to gain that much life. Multiple instances of lifelink on the same object are redundant.
This ability is simply "Whenever enchanted creature deals damage, you gain that much life." This is a triggered ability and nothing more. The effect is similar, but the methods are not.
What this means:
-Lifelink is not a triggered ability. Its effects happen instantly. This is best demonstrated by MTGO, where, when you swing with a lifelinker, (sometimes) no objects go on the stack, because lifelink isn't a trigger.
-This card's ability IS a trigger. Before you gain life, the triggered ability goes on the stack and can be responded to. This means, for example, you could be burned to death before the life gain resolves and saves you. It also means the life gain can be prevented entirely by countering... (see all)
Posted By:
Doghealer
(3/12/2013 9:51:47 AM)
Further cementing the fact that this isn't with lifelink--The existence of Unflinching Courage. Suffice to say that if this WAS lifelink, there wouldn't have been much of a Vorthos reason not to just use this in Dragon's Maze.
Posted By:
SkyknightXi
(4/19/2013 8:15:50 AM)
This card is so Selesnya, that I wonder why never get a reprint in neither of the Ravnica blocks.
Posted By:
PlanesMoyza
(4/21/2013 7:11:53 PM)
Rancor for trample, is arguably better due to CMC and the repeatable ability to cast because it returns to your hand. Of course, the toughness boost, lifelink and being a white aura helps in certain cases infinitely more. If there was a CMC 4 dillo cloak that bounced to your hand...I could only wish...
Posted By:
MattLynn
(4/27/2013 3:56:43 AM)
It really, really does work. This card is so much fun. And since it's not lifelink, in a real pinch you can drop it on your opponent's creature to make them incapable of damaging you -- obviously not an ideal use for it, but a good option to have.
(Note that cards that grant lifelink don't let you do that, since the creature's controller gains the life in this case. With this card, you do, even if you cast it on an opponent's creature for some reason, or the creature changes controllers or whatever.)
Posted By:
Aquillion
(5/29/2013 9:43:40 PM)
Strictly better than Unflinching Courage.
Posted By:
Gallega123
(5/8/2014 4:24:50 PM)