The Onslaught elves were very reliant on tapping and having lots of themselves in play. As a result, they never got very good. "Oh, you play a Timberwatch elf? That'll be a lot of trouble for me unless--oh, yup, I can just cast shock." Compare this car with Imperious Perfect, for example, which might have a smaller effect after a few turns have passed, but immediately provides extra damage.
@KrosanGardener: Imperious Perfect is just as easy to lightning bolt right away as Magistrate is without it having any effect on the game. Whereas after you get an untap with Magistrate, she can effectively become immune to most burn just by targeting herself once. I've often enough used this to protect her in games where I knew the opponent's only ma-ss removal was stuff like pyroclasms and earthquakes.
psyklone
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Shock only works on Timberwatch the turn he comes in (and if no other Timerwatches were already in play).
Even if you killed him in responce to him pumping another elf (or he could pump in responce to being shocked), you still have a 20/20 elf to deal with.
smiten
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(2 votes)
do the tokens that this creature puts on another stack up?
Catmurderer
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
This card will be insane with Joraga Warcaller, as long as there are no changes to it.
Lesion
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
How are people rating this a 3? True, it's expensive...but we're talking elves here. With Devoted Druid you can lay out anything you want...with Bramblewood Paragon out, instant huge tramplers...or of course there's always Mercy Killing after a pump (even more fun with Elvish Vanguard in play)...or in my elf deck, all of the above :P edit: Now of course there's Joraga Warcaller...elves are even more insane :P
Kryptnyt
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Timberwatch is better in some cases. Ever kill a Colossus with Mercy Killing? then swing over their head for like... 20? yeah.
mutantman
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
As far as "Elves with tap effects," this is one of the more splashy and fun ones. Needs Thousand-Year Elixir or something though, because it's pretty hard to untap with this guy in play. If you do, well, it's a ridiculously strong ability. And yes, uber-combo with Joraga Warcaller.
Concerned_Bystander
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
@smiten
Yes, they do. It's not a +x/+x until end of turn, she's actually putting counters on the creature so they stay there permanently.
bijart_dauth
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
awsome card. yes if it dies to something like lightning bolt the moment after you cast it your screwed. but thats why i would have my Joraga Warcaller in play first to effectively negate any burns. and then use this to masivly pump him (because wich would you rather, pump everything or just one creature?) all the wile rhys the redeemed is almost dubling all the tokens i play.
The problem with this card is that its kinda slow for an elf deck. An elf deck isn't in it for the long game. This takes a while to get the elves to a decent size. i think ezuri is a far better card for elf decks
Timberwatch elf was good enough. This card is just stupid. Its a giant removal check.. Can you remove my creature? No??? Good Game.
james2c19v
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
nope.avi is right. It's so strange how such a good card is not actually that good for elves. That said, this card could probably work well in a green deck with elf support (Llanowar Elves, Arbor Elf, etc.).
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Imperious Perfect is just as easy to lightning bolt right away as Magistrate is without it having any effect on the game. Whereas after you get an untap with Magistrate, she can effectively become immune to most burn just by targeting herself once. I've often enough used this to protect her in games where I knew the opponent's only ma-ss removal was stuff like pyroclasms and earthquakes.
Even if you killed him in responce to him pumping another elf (or he could pump in responce to being shocked), you still have a 20/20 elf to deal with.
Ever kill a Colossus with Mercy Killing? then swing over their head for like... 20?
yeah.
Yes, they do. It's not a +x/+x until end of turn, she's actually putting counters on the creature so they stay there permanently.