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Lifegain. Nuthin else to say.

Well: first ability just give you 2 life, well that is a few weak in comparation whit the others PLanes walkers, but the second ability is very good, en the third one is an Avatar of Serra. And he comes into play with 4 loyaty counters and just need for do his last power, its solid but definitely not the best Planeswalker.

Pues: La primera habilidad es bueno pero un tanto floja en comparacion con la de otros caminantes, pero la segunda habilidad es bastante buena y claro la tercera que basicamente es un Avatar de serra. Entra en juego con 4 contadores y solo pide 6 para realizar su poder final (por asi llamarlo), asi que mi opinion es solido, pero la verdad no es el mejor caminante de planos.

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Ajani is the weakest of all the printed Planeswalkers to date. He really only has one relevant ability and that is the gainlife part. Other than that his abilities don't really compare to others.

I am surprised that the first white 'walker is rated so low?

Though he may not be THE BEST Spike-y card, he is wonderfully white.
People have often looked down upon whites biggest skills (damage prevention and life gain) and the thing is: Life gain and damage prevention buys you time until you kill your opponent.
And let's face it, if played right, white plays the best attrition wars.
And his first ability gives a nice, comfy 2 life every turn. A very nice cushion.

His second ability allows him to play more aggressively, pumping even only one creature again and again creates a situation that quickly demands to be dealt with. Not to mention how amazingly well this ability's synergy with persist-y creatures (in block too!) . . . I'm looking at you Kitchen Finks!

His last ability brings back so many wonderful memories of Urza's days . . . though, obviously not as good, but an Serra Avatar is still a deadly beast to behold (even if it is really easy to kill...).

A wonderfully good first foot to begin this new card type. And like most 'walker's abilities . . . his "build-up" ability and his "big" ability have amazing synergy with each other. (Gain lots of life and then poop out a huge Avatar token... and then gain some more life to make it even bigger!)

I dont play white often, but looking back at recent cards, then looking at this card, I can only think of battle grace angel, Rafiq of the many, cradle of vitality and my new favorite equipment, behemoth sledge

Yes I summon my avatar, even though it is only 10/10

I swing with it, it is a 14/14 double striker, double lifelinker with trample

first strike, 14 damage, gain 28 life, pay 1W, place 28 +1/+1 counters

normal strike, hit for 70, gain 140 life, pay 1W, place 140 +1/+1 counters

now your life total has shot up 168 points and you have a creature with your life total, 178, and 170 +1/+1 counters on it for a huge 348/348 creature

and if your opponent survived that, they wont the next turn, and you are many times better off then you were

Flavorful and powerful. Where the first ability leaves something to be desired 2 life for free each turn is a good replacement for a damage shield. Planeswalkers are great flavorful cards and Ajani Goldmane is a good example of how cards should not be created for complete awesomeness but for situational integrity.

this card is devestating. I put him in my divine deck, and he kills. his +1 ability keeps my life total happy, and with all the angels, i dont lose life much. i dont ever really use his -1 ability until i get the avatar out, but it helps a lot, all of your creatures getting +1/+1... sheesh, that kills. by the time the avatar is out, im generally at 30 life, and a 30/30 is nothing to laugh at. Sheer domination. I recomend this card to any white deck, it will win you the game

Ajani's first ability is useful although mabye not as powerful as some of the other first abilities of the other planeswalkers. His second ability is amazing and downright lethal in creature and token decks. And unlike other planeswalker situations where a person will have to decide wether to attack or keep thier planeswalker, Ajani makes both options available. Even if Ajani is hit with a burn spell, as long as it doesn't kill him, it means the owner of him can gain small portions of live, making it harder for the opponent to kill them. His last ability(a big creature with no trample or flying) is good, but really useless compared to his other two abilites which work amazing in token and life gain decks. Overall one of the best planeswalker out there.

Obviously, the the -1 ability is the best. Ajani Goldmane is great in White Weenie decks but not much else. The lifegain and avatar probably good in some rogue decks.

AG is an absolute monster in mono-white kithkin aggro decks; he pumps them (as if the deck type didn't have enough pump already) to ridiculous proportions, with vigilance until the end of turn to boot.

That's ridiculous in that type of deck. In fact, Goldmane is an extremely good card to have in any aggro white deck. Baffled at some of the "har har he only does life gain dood...lulz..." comments.

Very underrated planeswalker. He extremely good, it's just that he's very deck specific.

As with most planeswalkers, if you have Ajani and a white deck, use him. He can actually give a lifegain deck a chance at winning!..... Well, maybe.

My first ever planeswalker!
many people underestimate his power but I like him and fits in with my personality just right...

The problem with the Avatar is that you people presume that your opponents are going to try and prevent you from getting a ridiculously powerful creature.

Besides, Negate > Planeswalkers ;)

Of course, Ajani is a cool card, and the 2 life gain does provide a nice cushion.
A friend of mine has him, and in the times that he's actually resolved, he hasn't played the -1 once.. I wonder why? The effects are permanent and much easier to get hold of several times than the Avatar. While the Avatar may be game breaking, why would anyone let you get a game breaking card onto the battlefield. (this can be prevented in many ways- Evasion (flying, unblockable, intimidate, fear), Bounce it, etc.)

The -1 ability can potentially be played turn 1, leaving with 3, and then restored back if not attacked.
All in all, a cool card, but not as great as some of you make him out to be ;)

I recently got my hands on one of these guys and I feel like out of all the planeswalkers this guy is one of the planeswalkers that gets ignored the most (not a bad thing).

For 4 mana you really are geting a pretty good deal, you can pump him to gain life and set your self up for his final, but this only works if you have a strong defence, and often the avatar won't be able to break through the lines.

I feel were the most power lies is with his seconed ability. You can use him to continusly boost all your creatures (great for white weenie decks) and make it so you can attack without worrying about leaving creatures as blockers. A very powerfull ability that is all to often overlooked.

Ajani Goldmane is an intresting planeswalker and one of my personal favorites. While many people consider him weak since he does not have an ability that ends the game when it goes off, what makes him great is that he has an ability that sets you up to win that can be used the moment he hits the field.

This planeswalker makes Alabaster Potions relevant again.

His abilities are all awesome. The first one isn't very interesting, but it helps the last one. The second one destroys with cat tokens.

I like ajani. However, if you read the comics, it seems he stayed Ajani Goldmane for about 10 minutes before changing to Ajani Vengeant.

@land_comment To me it seemed like he went from Ajani Vengeant to Ajani Goldmane, where he wizened up after Alara.

I made a white black life gain deck with voracious hatchling 4 vampiric links 4 spirit links 2 spirit loops and 2 loxodon warhammer I averaged easliy 30 life on turn 4 on an attack and even got a 1000/1000 in a tournement. lot of freind when i played with it.

life gain decks FTW! heroes remembered w00t!

It's completely weird to see a merely rare planeswalker before realizing that there weren't mythic rares in those days.

Anyway, pretty good card, although I prefer Ajani Vengeant. Vengeant's final ability is just that much more powerful. You can just Doom Blade the Avatar that this guy makes. However, it would be difficult to Doom Blade much of anything with no lands.

My first Planeswalker. I remember when Gilder Bairn came out and I first launched his ultimate. I don't think I've done it ever again, the -1 is just so good, especially in the set with all the Kithkin.

Kaervek's Purge loooves Avatar tokens.

The lifegain really is more flavorful than some things other players may be wishing he had. Also, let's not forget that a consistent 2 life is truly a great thing that could easily change the tide of battle!

Finally, the ultimate is amazing. My friend has a life gain deck that consistently manages 10,000 + life, so an avatar that is a 10,000/10,000 is just insane. Combine with Whispersilk Cloak, and he wins a lot of games.