Why is this just a "Wall" creature type, when Wall of Brambles is a Plant Wall?
Mode
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(7 votes)
Agreed, plus this is one of the worst walls in play. (Colorless) artifacts should normally not be able to get a better P/T ratio than colored cards, yet Steel Wall being a 0/4 one-drop especially shows how weak this creature actually is. There are other 0/3 creatures at this cost with further abilities, you should not consider playing this one. Tinder Wall, Llanowar Augur and Treefolk Harbinger do a better job, the latter ones not even being walls.
holgir
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Earnest art director: "This time, you have to paint the Wall of Wood!" I pity Rebecca Guay. ;-)
I wonder if some artists care when they are commissioned to contribute to obviously weak cards, probably not.
iondragonx
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
You know what? Its okay in a deck full of fat green. It holds off the riff-raff for a couple turns untill you drop a Terra Stomper.
lukemol
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(6 votes)
Phyrexian Walker is nearly the same thing but much better. No Defender, so it can attack if it's been pumped. It also costs less.
reapersaurus
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(3 votes)
Wall of Wood had no business being reprinted in 10th edition.
ratchet1215
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Why not pay 1 more for a Wall of Blossoms and not only get your card back but also move the thing out of Lightning Bolt range? Not a stellar card. 2/5
Strictly worse than Wall of Vines, and I didn't think much of Vines anyway... I always prefer waiting another turn to play a much better Wall of Tanglecord.
@go
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Sexy art! That's all it has going for it.
Arachnos
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
At least it's better than its bastard cousin, Wood Elemental.
DoragonShinzui
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Damnit Rebecca, stop doing art for *** cards!
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
You know your a bad card when the artifact variation outclasses you. (Steel Wall)
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☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Strictly bad. This guy was considered subpar in Alpha. Think about that. 0.5/5
LordWalter
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Actually works as pretty decent blocker against an Orcish Lumberjack, but does nothing to prevent the sacrifice of a forest (which is what they're actually used for).
Not sure if this is a flavor win or a flavor fail....
MCcreator
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Thing is Wall of Wood doesn't even protect against Orcish Lumberjack...
Kodanshi
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Why the hell is all the best artwork on rather rubbish cards like this?!
Comments (21)
(Colorless) artifacts should normally not be able to get a better P/T ratio than colored cards, yet Steel Wall being a 0/4 one-drop especially shows how weak this creature actually is.
There are other 0/3 creatures at this cost with further abilities, you should not consider playing this one. Tinder Wall, Llanowar Augur and Treefolk Harbinger do a better job, the latter ones not even being walls.
I wonder if some artists care when they are commissioned to contribute to obviously weak cards, probably not.
Also; epic flavor fail for not being a "Creature - Plant Wall".
Also consider for one more mana you get Wall of Blossoms.
Not sure if this is a flavor win or a flavor fail....