You're forgetting convoke. This + many tokens makes it easy to drop it on turn four or five.
Posted By:
Champion_Kitsune
(10/18/2009 12:05:51 PM)
Tap two creatures and you get to remember Sir Shandlar of Eberyn!
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(3/10/2011 1:47:14 PM)
I think it's cool that it has enormous crystals FOR ARMS.
Posted By:
Polychromatic
(5/28/2011 11:24:00 AM)
This works with Eldrazi spawn. You can tap them to reduce his cost then sac them to pay for it.
Posted By:
Leonidus78
(6/5/2011 1:48:01 PM)
This guy is designed for a Saproling deck. Tap 6 tiny little 1/1 creatures you just sorta get once every so often (or not so often with Pollenbright Wings or Mycoloth) and this guy is 2 CMC. White's the best secondary color for Saprolings anyway.
Posted By:
Aburaishi
(11/22/2010 7:48:49 PM)
@GoGo26
That's why it has convoke... added to the fact that its the Selesnya guild, it shouldn't be too hard to get it for free.
Posted By:
phyrexiantrygon
(1/5/2012 7:09:02 PM)
but guys, if you tap eight creatures then it's free!
Posted By:
DShaya
(9/15/2010 8:53:01 PM)
This is a decent card, and Convoke is a great ability, but it's still just too expensive. You have to tap so many creatures to make its cost reasonable that it's just not well-balanced. If it were a 6/7, with all of the same abilities, or 4GW with everything else the same, then it would be well-balanced.
On the other hand, giving it Vigilance was a great choice! It enhances its 7 toughness quite nicely, and adds to its flavor perfectly (it being a sentinel and all). Awesome artwork, too!
A solid 3 out of 5 stars, and maybe even a 4 out of 5 stars! This just goes to show you that even Ravnica's Common cards were decent!
Posted By:
KnightLord77
(3/15/2011 8:05:48 AM)
Yhe cost is symply too high to be a good card, high toughness and vigilance is a good combo though..
Posted By:
GoGo26
(10/5/2009 7:59:01 AM)