Wirewood Elf
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It's not terrible so much as completely outclassed by Arbor Elf et al.
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Posted By: james2c19v (2/8/2012 3:02:34 PM)
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Leaf Gilder, if worried of attack vs defense. Yes, early game you'll want the mana, but mid-late it may make a difference.
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Posted By: applecorn (6/30/2012 2:15:03 PM)
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Kinda saddens me to see all the negativity about this guy...
I kind of understand all of it, but still, I used to play a lot several years ago.
My friends and I played a lot but we weren't very competitive. So these guys were actually legit, they do their part well (producing extra mana to put your big stuff easier.
Brings me memories just by seeing this card (here or on my collection).

PS :I said "easier" not necessarily "earlier" because of this isn't as effective tempo-wise like Llanowar Elves
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Posted By: Dabok (8/1/2012 12:12:46 PM)
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Because tempo is overrated.
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Posted By: blindthrall (12/18/2010 2:24:32 AM)
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Wow. This guy is really not very exciting...
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Posted By: Dragon_Whelp (5/14/2010 1:31:32 AM)
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I can only see this being used in singleton formats.
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Posted By: Gelzo (1/4/2011 10:46:49 PM)
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Cool -- that extra toughness is really relevant when he's tapped from producing mana.
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Posted By: scumbling1 (3/18/2011 7:21:01 PM)
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The problem with this card is that it makes you pay for a redundant feature that you're not going to use. The card costs an extra mana for the extra toughness it has over Llanowar Elves, but odds are you're never going to use that toughness, because a mana utility card is going to be tapped at constant intervals to pay for your actual spells, and as you all well know, tapped creatures can't block. So the toughness goes to waste, and so does your mana.

Now, that's not to say the extra toughness NEVER comes in handy, because it does, but usually the only times you do block with a mana utility creature is if the game's gone far south and you need to buy time with chump blockers, in which case you're probably planning on your creature dying and you're probably not expecting to kill the things you're blocking, so the extra toughness doesn't really pay off. Only very rarely are you blocking a 1/X creature with a Wirewood Elf, and if that's not what you're doing... (see all)
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Posted By: DysprosiumJudas (6/5/2011 11:56:24 AM)
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THEY ALL LOOK LIKE ANTS FROM HERE!
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Posted By: Kryptnyt (9/18/2011 7:58:21 PM)
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The Llanowar Elves just politely asked him to make like a tree...
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Posted By: Carnophage_4ever (10/28/2010 6:47:24 PM)
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