Its not that great of defender, its toughness is way to low. Good defender need to be able to block turn after turn. This guy will probably be dead before turn three.
Qazior
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(6 votes)
It dies and leaves traces of its existence to creature(s) it blocked
EnV
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(10 votes)
Why do you think it has wither and 2 power? The defender called Sanctum Plowbeast costs six for a 3/6. Defenders that deal damage usually cost more as opposed to Wall of Wood or Wall of Denial that is a 0/8. This has wither and permanently scares any creature excluding protection creatures. And it costs one for a 2/1 wither. I tend to think of all spells as a package you almost always use faeries with flash during and opponents turn. You can use this before they declare and attack around the second turn and so on. But in this case you get it out on any turn and it provides a great defense for what I like to call weeine scaring. Trading this creature to not take damage and/or scar a fatass. And are people expecting 6 toughness? That is a little too good. Faeries are usually mana cheap and user friendly if you use them correctly.
Joseph_Leito
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(4 votes)
Blue shouldn't be attacking on turn one anyway. Blue plays defense and holds up the game until they pull an Isleback Spawn or just deck you with millers.
Gezus82
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
love
Ava_Adore
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(4 votes)
I like it
Low defense, but it has wither, its great for making beat down threats more manageable, its also black so it can block fear, and wither can get rid of indestructible.
all this for a hybrid one drop
Aun
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(3 votes)
I'm not sure about this card. It is less of a creature but a shock that lasts forever and affects the power of an attacking creature. Great against beatdown, sucks against combodecks. (since Emrakul Hypergenesis ist broken anyway)
Duskdale_Wurm
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Great defender!
4.5/5
AXER
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Perfect in a mill deck. You just need someone who can block even flyers and to top it off it also gives them -1/-1 counters!
Artscrafter
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
If keeping it alive is a huge concern, just build around it.
Voila, you now have a 3/8 flying wither defender with first strike that isn't afraid of anything with less than 11 power (or 8 if also with first strike) and can absorb a kill spell.
But a lot of the time, this is a very functional deterrent by itself.
Talcos
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(3 votes)
This is a good defender creature not because it has high toughness but because it can potentially cripple or weaken whatever the opponent foolishly sent at you. It's a deterrent.
SIlverSkyz
★☆☆☆☆ (1.6/5.0)(4 votes)
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Kryptnyt
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Looks just like Brian Peppers.
Etsap
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
This card is great for multiplayer. When someone wants to attack but doesn't have a strong preference on whom they attack, this is a cheap encouragement to go somewhere else, and you'll save yourself several hits over the course of a game.
DoragonShinzui
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Day-um! That's a scary faerie. *Dodges rotten tomatoes*
acolyte_of_night
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
A lot of the comments here seem to forget one thing about this creature: It has wither. And with 2 power at that. Even in the mid game it can turn a 4/4 into a 2/2 for the rest of the game. Of course you'd ask, why the 4/4 would attack in the first place with the Gatewarden in play? Well the offensive player would have to wait out (or waste) a kill spell on a one drop at mid-game. And that my friends deserves a 4.5 rating to me. The flying is just icing on the cake. Great card.
Pipikako
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Its Michael Jackson with wings.
chremon
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@SavageBrain89 This is not a great defender?
Will you attack me with your Hypnotoci Specter with a Gatewarden defending? No In fact you'll not attack only with junk or a double/first- strike creature until this faerie is down.
HuntingDrake
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Great stats for a blue 1-drop. Fun with Chariot, too. Fun with Warmonger's Chariot, too.
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Better in multiplayer IMO. Competitive games will trade with a one-drop (or worse, get nuked by a 187 effect or a death effect) and it'll be an even trade, in multiplayer however, this guy says "do you really want to weaken your board position just to be a dick?"
Even if he trades you're less likely to continue taking aggro. Also, consider Tortured Existence to swap this guy into or out of the graveyard depending on the board-state and your mana. For 2 mana you can swap that fatty who's taking up space and put up a reliable blocker. Works well with Stinkweed imp for the same reason; you can get 2 defensive flyer deterrents up quickly (4-5 mana) if you can't seem to secure a board position.
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Low defense, but it has wither, its great for making beat down threats more manageable, its also black so it can block fear, and wither can get rid of indestructible.
all this for a hybrid one drop
4.5/5
You just need someone who can block even flyers and to top it off it also gives them -1/-1 counters!
Turn 1, Gatewarden.
Turn 2, Hyena Umbra, and drop Slagwurm Armor.
Turn 3, equip the armor.
Voila, you now have a 3/8 flying wither defender with first strike that isn't afraid of anything with less than 11 power (or 8 if also with first strike) and can absorb a kill spell.
But a lot of the time, this is a very functional deterrent by itself.
*Dodges rotten tomatoes*
This is not a great defender?
Will you attack me with your Hypnotoci Specter with a Gatewarden defending?
No
In fact you'll not attack only with junk or a double/first- strike creature until this faerie is down.
Even if he trades you're less likely to continue taking aggro. Also, consider Tortured Existence to swap this guy into or out of the graveyard depending on the board-state and your mana. For 2 mana you can swap that fatty who's taking up space and put up a reliable blocker. Works well with Stinkweed imp for the same reason; you can get 2 defensive flyer deterrents up quickly (4-5 mana) if you can't seem to secure a board position.