I really actually enjoy the fact that it returns itself to your hand. I think all Living Weapons should do that. I also think they should have been BETTER. They were all just trainwrecks of poor design, and many of them were just not good at all in any capacity, besides the few lucky ones. Most of them were just crappy creatures that dropped off into crappy equipment that I would never ever consider using - which is a shame, because since Alara I was saying "they should make equipment that can equip to itself somehow; maybe "if this card would become a creature, put a 0/0 token into play and attach this card to it instead". But this is how my idea was played out? Well magic, at least I know your psychic spies listen, and you tried.
Really, I ALMOST got this, until it didn't have trample. It could have just been a Loxodon Warhammer/Behemoth Sledge for your face, but no, instead for some reason, the fact that it's a battering ram means you'd rather be on-guard than plowing through them... (see all)
Posted By:
Dr.Pingas
(10/29/2011 9:26:59 AM)
The flavor is awkward. The existence of Stoneforge Mystic makes it an awesome card, but without being able to tutor for it and cheat it into play I think it becomes a lot less attractive.
@Donovan_Fabian
Torpor Orb only negates abilities that trigger from a creature entering the battlefield. Living weapon triggers from an artifact entering the battlefield. The orb does nothing to stop a creature from being put into play from an ability like this. It does, however, stop the one card that really makes this a threat.
Posted By:
roguepariah
(5/5/2011 12:46:33 PM)
Stoneforge Mystic is the 2nd best card in standard right now, I think we all know what the best is, unfortunately.
Posted By:
Revelation666
(4/29/2011 6:30:03 AM)
The Flavor of the card, you ask?
The equipment is designed after the common siege-weapon the Battering Ram, which was used to break open gates and other large door-like structures. Hence the immense P/T boost and Vigilance (as the battering ram would never be turned sideways while striking at a door).
Further, this is a living weapon, thus it has a "flesh" part of its name, similar to SKINwing and BONEhoard. In this case, animal skulls, such as bulls, rams, or other horned animals, would generally be put on the battering ram for aesthetics.
As for the Lifelink and the Bounce... I have no idea -- it doesn't make much sense to me.
Posted By:
DeathDark
(5/13/2011 10:17:39 AM)
Just throwing this out there, the germ it would take to pilot this baby would be massive.
A buddy of mine happened to pull this during the pre-release, and gave him just about every game it hit the field. Not many people were running infect, so the lifelink turned some games around. I seriously want this card.
Posted By:
BastianQoU
(5/17/2011 10:23:30 PM)
*nervously eyes WOTC*
It's...good...that you made that...awful...thing.
Posted By:
Enemy_Tricolor
(5/3/2011 10:23:38 PM)
This is so utterly retarded I don't know where to begin.
Posted By:
EternalLurker
(5/1/2011 3:12:35 AM)
This is exactly what Storm Crow needs to fight off those pesky BS Angels.
Posted By:
RuscoJames
(6/13/2011 5:49:20 PM)
As of July 1, 2011, Jace, the Mind Sculptor and the reason why Batterskull was so good, Stoneforge Mystic, will be banned in Standard. Those who see this card in a later day and age will think "Wow, look at how good this card is! For only five mana?!" And then they'll see all of the links to the Mystic. Two mana, 4/4 vigilant lifelinkers ruled the land for a short time.
Will this card ever see Standard play without its tutoring, cost-reducing friend tossing it out for three mana cheaper? Doubtful, but we'll see what the new Standard brings in four months.
EDIT: It's been a month since our friends were banned, and Caw-Blade STILL dominates the format, even without this bounce-able fatty and its banned BBFs (BBBFs?). I'm really disappointed in WotC about the Standard state.
Anyway, I didn't talk so much about the card itself when I first wrote this comment, so I will now. Aaron Forsythe, the Random Card Comment of the Day... (see all)
Posted By:
Faralay
(8/1/2011 8:59:08 PM)
I was wondering what all the fuss was about... then i remembered stoneforge mystic :)
Posted By:
PhyrexianFailure
(4/28/2011 3:23:31 PM)