I think this is the first goblin "Bear" that had "no" drawback. If you had revised duals in your mono-red goblin deck back in the day it was probably just for this guy.
HairlessThoctar
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(8 votes)
While this card is indeed grossly outclassed by more recent cards, it gives us a glimpse of an interesting design space.
Consider this. At the time of this card's printing, its rules text was basically a reminder text to players "Yes, this card is both colors at all times." and yet when it could have been errata'd away, it wasn't.
Now it functions differently, so that werethiscreatureto belaced, it would remain red and green in addition to its new colors due to its rules text constantly defining it as so. Fascinating.
Still a poop card though.
TPmanW
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(6 votes)
Multicolored commons? Whatever happened to multicolored being summon legends only. Now creature types like goblins are getting them? This just pretty much ruins magic forever. Fallen Empires had better make up for this in a big way or I'm going to have to rage quit.
longwinded
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Weirdly enough, the "counts as a red card and a green card" text has been removed from the main page, but not the search results.
orisiti
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
@ultratog... no, it's not. There's a lot more combo potential for a goblin than there is for a bear.
The idea of the "Strictly worse than" is to point out a card that someone might not have heard of that would fill a niche better than the commented card can. If i were to build a r/g goblin deck, this would definately make it in before a grizzly bear.
Before you attempt to make a witty comment, remember than wit's only funny if there's a little truth to it.
Grizzly Bears were a common at the same time for 1G and the same P/T. Yes, there are plenty of cards that make use of goblins, but that's negated by the fact that Goblin decks are normally straight red.
One of the very first non-legendary multicoloured cards.
The_Riddle_of_Steel
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
At the time this guy came out, he was on par with the other options. Compare to Goblin Hero from the same set. He was the cheapest goblin who was tougher than a 1/1 at the time, which made him one of the few that could survive when an opponent took out your Goblin Shrine. Also, if you had Goblin Wizard, then the green mana requirement was not an issue.
But the best thing about this guy, hands down, is the art! Perfectly captures the splash of green flavor with the braids and talismans in the hair, piercings, and war paint. The Dark had some of the best goblin art, before they all had to look the exact same in every single expansion.
Kyric1899
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You know what else is found in isolated pockets? THE DEVIL
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Those from Shadowmoore are much more pleasant in my opinion.
If you had revised duals in your mono-red goblin deck back in the day it was probably just for this guy.
Consider this.
At the time of this card's printing, its rules text was basically a reminder text to players "Yes, this card is both colors at all times." and yet when it could have been errata'd away, it wasn't.
Now it functions differently, so that were this creature to be laced, it would remain red and green in addition to its new colors due to its rules text constantly defining it as so.
Fascinating.
Still a poop card though.
The idea of the "Strictly worse than" is to point out a card that someone might not have heard of that would fill a niche better than the commented card can. If i were to build a r/g goblin deck, this would definately make it in before a grizzly bear.
Before you attempt to make a witty comment, remember than wit's only funny if there's a little truth to it.
vexing shusher
grizzly bears
flinthoof boar
burning-tree emissary
and the list just goes on...
But the best thing about this guy, hands down, is the art! Perfectly captures the splash of green flavor with the braids and talismans in the hair, piercings, and war paint. The Dark had some of the best goblin art, before they all had to look the exact same in every single expansion.