Well islandhome is a flavorful drawback. Usally when something has a drawback, its supposed to have power to compensate. The islandhome creatures are usally would be nothing to special without the ability, but throw on the drawback and you got a bad card. So in a sense nothing wrong with islandhome, the problem is that there was never enough power in the rest of the cards to compensate for the drawback.
Anyways this card would be okay with x4 spreading seas. Essentially a 3/3 unblockable for 3 against nonblue. Nothing to special but playable and interesting.
Also like someone else said, Mirrorweave is a one sided board wipe if they do not control islands.
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(12/13/2013 11:51:30 AM)
I don't understand why are you dissing islandhome. It's not like you gonna play this card in a deck that doesn't have islands or are you really?
Posted By:
tavaritz
(7/14/2011 10:05:18 AM)
I adore the art on this card, actually. I'm not sure why.
I think Islandhome could be fixed by making it, "If you control no islands, sacrifice this creature. As long as an opponent controls an island, this creature is unblockable." It'd be a little weird on this card, but hey.
Posted By:
Polychromatic
(5/7/2011 12:33:18 PM)
Wizards never should have discontinued the Islandhome mechanic. There was so much design space, so much untapped potential and innovation. Like "Swamphome" or "Plainshome". But that would have been way to overpowered. I mean look at this guy. You actually get to attack if your opponent controls an Island. That is game breaking! I think I'm going make a deck with these and play in a Vintage tournament.
Posted By:
JFM2796
(8/1/2011 12:14:38 PM)
I am the only one that uses this to kill people? It works, I tells ya!
Posted By:
blindthrall
(12/16/2010 5:24:37 AM)
Steve Erwin was unable to block this
Posted By:
PeterRabit
(9/15/2009 9:11:40 PM)
Islandhome.
Afaik the only keyworded ability that got removed so far. For obvious reasons?
I personally hope to never see such cards again, they're simply not playable.
The second ability is rather a bad joke considering the conditions which are required to be met for this creature in order to be even able to attack. On top of that it's double-blue.
Posted By:
Mode
(7/31/2009 12:15:37 PM)
Peterrabit just made me rofl
Posted By:
storm_crow4presidnt
(4/22/2010 9:48:27 PM)
islandhome fuckyea
Posted By:
Arachibutyrophobia
(9/14/2010 10:28:24 PM)
Do you want some fun? Play Mirrorweave in this card. If your opponent is not playing with islands... evil laught..
Posted By:
ivanescalante
(11/8/2010 3:01:39 PM)