i like banding.
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(3/31/2010 4:54:59 AM)
Banding is a cool ability which appreciates both technique and skill. All of you guys complaining about banding being so confusing and worthless should go play Candy Land instead of Magic.
Posted By:
The_Jabberwocky
(3/16/2013 5:21:35 PM)
That's a cool helm.
Posted By:
JWolps
(6/23/2010 4:23:32 PM)
Apparently Baton of Morale was too good to include in fifth edition.
Posted By:
yyukichigai
(7/16/2011 3:25:26 PM)
Back in the day, I would open these and be so annoyed that it wasn't a better card. I would use them as throwing stars with friends.
Fast forward 10 years and now I see the amazing power of this card.
One of the weaknesses of banding was that it A.) it was limited to pretty much white creatures and B.) they tended to be smaller weaker creatures. (the complex rules didn't weaken the ability, just made it confusing)
The helm is the perfect because it circumvents the two major weaknesses that existed.
Take Saprazzan Heir from Mercadian Masques - a 1/1 for 1U that when it attacks and is blocked, you draw three cards. If it is blocked, it will likely die.
Use the helm though, and give the Heir banding, now band it with a large creature and your opponent has to determine if it's worth blocking the large creature to give you 3 cards or take a large amount of damage.
Posted By:
Scottevil912
(6/5/2012 2:19:25 PM)
This is a much better card than people are saying. Defensive banding allows you to use a few chump blockers to kill something bigger and only lose one of your 1-drop chumps in exchange. Offensive banding allows you to attack with a beatstick banded with some expendable trash and not worry about whatever they block it with.
Banding lets you control what you trade off, exchanging your weaker creatures for your opponent's stronger ones (or leaving them in a situation where they can't block or can't attack respectively, depending on how you use it.) It's a versatile and powerful ability if used right.
Posted By:
Aquillion
(4/6/2013 8:18:58 PM)
God I hate this card. I kept getting it as my rare instead of Ball Lightning or a dual land or Jokulhaups... in hindsight I think maybe it was the universe trying to tell me not to buy Fifth Edition.
Posted By:
stygimoloch
(12/1/2008 4:27:24 PM)
Helm of catshit. That is the pronunciation.
Posted By:
XTwistedsoulX
(9/4/2010 11:59:58 PM)
To bad it isn't: "Target legends gains bands with other legends until end of turn!" Then, it would be even more broken than it already is!
Posted By:
Superllama12
(2/2/2011 8:36:08 PM)
Target player summons a judge to attempt to explain banding to both players. If either player dies of old age while trying to figure it out, the game ends in a draw.
Posted By:
Laguz
(12/12/2009 9:51:34 PM)