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Boggart Arsonists

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Boggart Arsonists

Comments (15)

SavageBrain89
★☆☆☆☆ (1.3/5.0) (12 votes)
Holy sh*t, plainswalk, really?! Really?! I didn't even know that that obsolete ability even still existed. With all the unblockable creatures in the metagame, why did they design something with plainswalk? And its a 2/1 for 3? Thats absurd, the only time anyone ever plays a 2/1 for 3 is if the creature has some amazing ability. What ability does this guy have? Pay 3: destroy a plains or scarecrow. . . . .Now thats just stupid. This card is virtually worthless.
DoctorKenneth
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0) (6 votes)
Landwalk...obsolete? Well, no. It's just color-hate within a color-matters set. It's to be expected. This was also part of their fail-safe in case scarecrows got to big in the environment. They didn't, but it's good to have a backup plan if you're a developer. And finally, it was an attempt at a cute throwback to the previous sets Boggart Loggers.

So it's not good, agreed. But it had a purpose.
Aengus157
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0) (4 votes)
Back in the day, when I found a card like this, I would design a deck around it. It has style, and I respect that.
mdakw576
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0) (4 votes)
cool card, but it's really bad
HairlessThoctar
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (7 votes)
Fantastic card for a number of reasons
1) thoroughly amusing and extremely intuitive design.
2) great mirror to Boggart Loggers.
3) one of only 4 creatures in all of magic to have Plainswalk.
izzet_guild_mage
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
It has plainswalk...holy cow.
syrazemyla
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (5 votes)
There are plainswalkers in Shadowmoor!
Baconradar
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0) (4 votes)
I agree, design wise this is a fantastic card, even if it has a low power level.
dranghek
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Just killed a Reaper King in sealed with this (sideboarded it in). That, undoubtedly, feels GOOD.
Like the art too, reminds me of the wicker man.
Leshrac_Nightwalker
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (3 votes)
But what did Nibb and Gyik do with their axes? Never mind tool safety - it seems like they don't know much about tool care at all.

HairlessThoctar, you've got it right on all three counts. =) I think that "Destroy target Scarecrow or Plains" is a little less intuitive than "Destroy target Treefolk or Forest", chiefly because there's nothing inherently White about the scarecrow tribe. Still, though, I really like the parallels between these guys and Boggart Loggers!
TDL
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
It's good, but it loses half of its functionality if someone drops a Great Wall.
Shadoflaam
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
I always mainboard 4 Great Walls in case of this beast. It's terrifying...
DeckMechanic
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
How exactly does Plainswalk work, anyways? Are they experts at sneaking around in wide open spaces?
bay_falconer
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Those plainswalk cards are getting out of hand. I might have to maindeck Great Wall. ;)
Totema
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
They gleefully continued their rampage through the night, until dawn's first light shone brightly, and its rays illuminated... the Great Wall.