A sad, sad, card. The least they could've done was give it swampwalk, so that it could be unblockable when it can attacks.
mutantman
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(9 votes)
I scribbled "Lightning Greaves" on it and it made a pretty good proxy for my EDH deck.
DragonLord132
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Sigh... another Sea Serpent. Admittedly, I think it fits black better.
Omenchild
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
I just see it as a mediocre wall. But two downsides, with no upside, makes it kinda sad. Black doesn't need this. Come see me when its 3B though.
Tommy9898
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
Hey Wizards, you know what everyone just absolutely loves, sea serpents, why don't you just go ahead and make about 3 variants in every set from now on, until forever. Thanks.
Lateralis0ne
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(4 votes)
It's a timeshifted card, people. Complain not about the card itself, but that Wizards for whatever reason decided to timeshift a card that no one really likes in the first place.
Though, from my point of view, sea serpents are one of the staples of what Magic has come to be, bad as they are. So, flavor wise, I think this fits well.
Still a bad card mechanic wise, though.
PlayerGreen
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(7 votes)
At least the flavor text is fun.
Deathtamoor
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
Swamphome, I wonder if this is the first card to have this ability. Make a Plainshome for giggles. Ignore the haters.
infernox10
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I can't help but feel that even slapping "Swampwalk" on this guy would've helped immensely.
Same for it's non-time-shifted version, of course instead "Islandwalk".
I don't know, there's not much to save, but I feel that it would've done SOMETHING.
Test-Subject_217601
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Yay, Swamphome!
divine_exodus
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Nooo!! Not Snod!!
pedrodyl
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(1 vote)
put it in your swamptide leviathan deck
longwinded
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
There is a creature with foresthome, Gorilla Pack. I wouldn't hold my breath for a plainshome or mountainhome creature.
JFM2796
★☆☆☆☆ (1.3/5.0)(3 votes)
Wow they planeshifted Islandhome. They should finish the Cycle.
Wild Gazelle............
Creature ~ Gazelle
Wild Gazelle can't attack unless defending player controls a Plains.
When you control no Plains, sacrifice Wild Gazelle. ..........................5/5
Mountain Goat
Creature ~ Goat
Mountain Goat can't attack unless defending player controls a Mountain.
When you control no Mountains, sacrifice Mountain Goat. ..........................5/5
Wild Monkey
Creature ~ Monkey
Wild Monkey can't attack unless defending player controls a Forest.
When you control no Forests, sacrifice Wild Monkey. .........................5/5
EDIT: Apparently a card named Mountain Goat actually exists!
RunedServitor
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Only good for the flavor text.
@ TestSubject_217601: Swamphome looks like it should be pronounced Swamfome.
DoragonShinzui
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(1 vote)
...Why? I mean, I know why the Planeshifted cards exist. I in fact quite like a few. But... Why Wizards? Why would anyone want a BLACK SEA SERPENT?
MindAblaze
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Umm...for some variation in a Quest for Ula's Temple deck? I think our buddy Wrexial fills that spot a little better though.
I get that landshaping is a black ability, but I feel like this is a flavor miss. The Sea Serpent made sense: No water, no fish. This guy? Not really...
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Though, from my point of view, sea serpents are one of the staples of what Magic has come to be, bad as they are. So, flavor wise, I think this fits well.
Still a bad card mechanic wise, though.
Same for it's non-time-shifted version, of course instead "Islandwalk".
I don't know, there's not much to save, but I feel that it would've done SOMETHING.
Wild Gazelle............
Creature ~ Gazelle
Wild Gazelle can't attack
unless defending player
controls a Plains.
When you control no
Plains, sacrifice Wild
Gazelle.
..........................5/5
Mountain Goat
Creature ~ Goat
Mountain Goat can't
attack unless defending
player controls a Mountain.
When you control no
Mountains, sacrifice
Mountain Goat.
..........................5/5
Wild Monkey
Creature ~ Monkey
Wild Monkey can't attack
unless defending player
controls a Forest.
When you control no
Forests, sacrifice Wild
Monkey.
.........................5/5
EDIT: Apparently a card named Mountain Goat actually exists!
@ TestSubject_217601: Swamphome looks like it should be pronounced Swamfome.
I mean, I know why the Planeshifted cards exist. I in fact quite like a few. But...
Why Wizards? Why would anyone want a BLACK SEA SERPENT?