I just LOVE this card. Its cheap, common, got a nice pic, and is a "must to got 4" in every Naya deck. Very often i start with a hand with 2 Forest, 2 Wild Nacatl, 1 Lush Growth and 2 other cards. 2 3/3 creatures on turn 2..... Even if you drow it at late game, still its a good cheap and relyable creature.
onlainari
★★☆☆☆ (2.9/5.0)(7 votes)
As Randy said, this guy lives sideways.
riotninja
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(7 votes)
Cheap, scary and reliable - more worthy than the ratings given to it.
Hovercraft
★☆☆☆☆ (1.7/5.0)(21 votes)
What this card actually says is "This creature gets +2/+2 so long as you drop Plateau on turn 2". It's basically a 3/3 1 drop. I hate this card. The design is retarded. If I were to change this card it would be +1/+0 with mountain and +0/+1 with plains. It'd still be a great card.
Oleander
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(10 votes)
This is the kind of cat I want guarding me. She hits hard and fast, given the right, easily attained, conditions, and several times was the main reason why I was winning in draft.
SavageBrain89
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(12 votes)
One of the best one drops currently in standard. Cheap cost, yet powerful enough to be a threat to any opponent. Hey I see one now. Here kitty kitty, here ki... aaahhhhh! (Word of advice: Don't go near a Wild Nacatl, uuhhggg...).
MasterOfEtherium
★☆☆☆☆ (1.3/5.0)(19 votes)
Great Cat Nacatls Are Awesome And The ArtWork Is Superb
Plantboy81
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(11 votes)
Brings back memories of the old staple, Kird Ape and his friend, Taiga. Aahh, the old days................Huh? what? ...Sorry, I drifted off there for a minute.
CatsAreCthala
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Another cat for my green white cat deck.
Powereslave
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(6 votes)
A 3/3 for 1 mana. This shatters the curve in every way imaginable. Do not underestimate the power and speed of this card. This has been one of the best additions to Zoo decks ever. Absolutely insane one drop. Easily worth a 5/5 for being a staple in any RWG (Naya colored) deck.
Gaussgoat
★★☆☆☆ (2.6/5.0)(8 votes)
Very solid card, obviously devastating in any W/R/G combo. Not game winning amazing, but hard to beat for a 1-drop.
4.5/5
DespisedIcon
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(3 votes)
What the heck?! Way too overpowered. Magic in these days is really overheated, overpowered and overburdened with broken cards like this.
boneclub
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(7 votes)
@Gaussgoat: Actually, it IS game-winningly amazing.
Gotta love legacy zoo!
Guest513736147
★☆☆☆☆ (1.6/5.0)(7 votes)
Go-go cleavage cat!
Honestly though folks, it's not a turn-one 3/3. It's a turn one 1/1 that can become a turn two 2/2 and a turn three 3/3. Good card, yes. Worthy of the QQ? Absolutely not. The game is not broken, it just changes.
Colossus_of_Darkstee
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
@guest It is a turn two 3/3 but it happens so often that it can reliably be known as a 1drop 3/3 Turn one forest wild nacatle Turn two plateau or forest lush growth
Chamale
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(5 votes)
Same colours as Watchwolf and Woolly Thoctar. Those 3 and the required lands are a great opening hand for any aggro creature deck.
U-caster
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(5 votes)
I got my FNM Nacatl today! :D
feeble2002
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
This card is amazing. For W/R/G you get a 3/3 creature for 1 mana. Even with W/G or G/R you get a 2/2 for 1 mana, with NO drawbacks. And, unlike Isamaru, Hound of Konda , you can play multiple at the same time. With fetch and dual lands, this is an automatic 2/2 when it hits the table. And it quickly becomes a 3/3 by turn 2 or 3.
This card should be rated higher, 4.75+. And, it is an inexpensive common card to top it off.
5/5 rating , easily.
ChampionofSquee
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
with the ravnica dual lands you can get a turn 1 2/2 and on ur 2nd turn have it be a 3/3 easy Stomping Grounds Temple garden are the two
endersblade
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Actually Guest513736147, if this is only a 1/1 on turn one, you're doin' it wrong. Most of the people that intend to put this in a deck to WIN will have this at 2/2 on turn one, and 3/3 on turn two. That's usually bigger than anything your opponent will have (unless playing mirror match) so they either chump it or lose 3 on turn two. Drop another one of these on turn 2, and that's 6 power at the opponent on turn 3. With the rest of the Naya gang, this card is a veritable powerhouse.
Personally, I love dropping Plateau(or shock land) + this turn 1, Savannah(or shock land) + Rancor turn 2. 5/3 Tramply to the face, yes please!
Wulfsten
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(2 votes)
Do the magic designers not see that printing a card like this will narrow the tournament scene massively? You can't get away with running green and NOT running Wild Nacatl. Stupid and pointless card.
DacenOctavio
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
I use Arid Mesa to pop out Sacred Foundry, but whatever works. I obviously need some Stomping Grounds.
@ Guest:
Let me bring the light to your dark cave and show you the wonder of dual lands with basic land types. This is used in decks that can run Sacred Foundry, Temple Garden, and Stomping Ground or the alpha equivalents which have no drawback. I always play this turn 1 as a 1/1 or 2/2 and it always swings the next turn as a full on 3/3 due to the presence of fetchlands like arid mesa, windswept heath, and wooded foothills
Personally I use the shocklands from Ravnica because if I were concerned about my life total, then my deck is too slow.
GengilOrbios
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
why why was this a common??
Galgus
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
Thank goodness for useful commons. Always a breath of fresh air to see jewels like this mixed in with the worthless filler that Wizards likes to make commons into.
kiseki
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
It is good to see simple cards at common, where they belong, even if they are powerful. If all the powerful cards were at rare, this game would be way more expensive to play. Save the rare slot for the complicated stuff.
God_Of_The_Smurfs
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
O hai there, mister zoo deck.
Dr.Pingas
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(4 votes)
It's actually really easy to get him to be a 3/3 turn 1. His name is Krosan Wayfarer
They fight in the Forests but their power emerges from deep within magical Plateaus.
DoragonShinzui
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I don't understand what everyone's complaining about. a 3/3 for is totally fair and not broken at all.
Continue
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Turn 1: Stomping Ground, take 2, Wild Nacatl. (In some formats, Taiga works even better.) Turn 2: Plains, Kird Ape and Loam Lion, swing for 3. Turn 3: Start swinging for 7. Awww yeah.
Demonic_Math_Tutor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If you really want to apply early pressure:
T1: Forest, This
T2: Forest, Prismatic Omen
T3: Forest, 3 of these
T4: Profit!
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Broken dual lands make this Op.
SolomonRedfang
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I'm not sure what else there is to say about this card that hasn't been said already. One mana for a 2/2 or 3/3 is excellent, common rarity is a bonus. Massive beatstick for its cost especially with no downsides, and the art is pretty neat too.
EGarrett01
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Wow, what a shock that continually power-creeping to the point that you are printing 3/3 creatures for one mana would result in screwing up the game and require you to start banning things.
Good job Wizards.
A3Kitsune
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
And sexy kitty has now been unbanned in Modern.
tcollins
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
A 1/1 for {G} ... meh. A 3/3 for {G}?? now we're talking...
Comments (39)
4.5/5
Gotta love legacy zoo!
Honestly though folks, it's not a turn-one 3/3. It's a turn one 1/1 that can become a turn two 2/2 and a turn three 3/3. Good card, yes. Worthy of the QQ? Absolutely not. The game is not broken, it just changes.
It is a turn two 3/3 but it happens so often that it can reliably be known as a 1drop 3/3
Turn one forest wild nacatle
Turn two plateau or forest lush growth
This card should be rated higher, 4.75+. And, it is an inexpensive common card to top it off.
5/5 rating , easily.
Personally, I love dropping Plateau(or shock land) + this turn 1, Savannah(or shock land) + Rancor turn 2. 5/3 Tramply to the face, yes please!
@ Guest:
Let me bring the light to your dark cave and show you the wonder of dual lands with basic land types. This is used in decks that can run Sacred Foundry, Temple Garden, and Stomping Ground or the alpha equivalents which have no drawback. I always play this turn 1 as a 1/1 or 2/2 and it always swings the next turn as a full on 3/3 due to the presence of fetchlands like arid mesa, windswept heath, and wooded foothills
Personally I use the shocklands from Ravnica because if I were concerned about my life total, then my deck is too slow.
His name is Krosan Wayfarer
R.I.P.
5/5
Turn 2: Plains, Kird Ape and Loam Lion, swing for 3.
Turn 3: Start swinging for 7. Awww yeah.
T1: Forest, This
T2: Forest, Prismatic Omen
T3: Forest, 3 of these
T4: Profit!
Good job Wizards.
Also, noone has mentioned this with Lush Growth.