A very strong ally. Alone, it's a jank Birds of Paradise, but it becomes fantastic with other allies around. Fixing and ramp all in one.
wolfv
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(4 votes)
i think this card will help to break allies, and i do think people are not rating this anywhere near as insaine as it really is.
Demonic_Angel13
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Good with Omnath, Locus of Mana. You tap the Druid for Green and watch Omnath get bigger.
Gezus82
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
this is what allies needed to make them great, and here it is. it's like gemhide sliver but better, say hello to competitive ally decks
Gomorrah
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Yay, now I can finally pay that kicker on Rite of Replication! This is much better than Gemhide Silver because you only need to tap this little guy to get all the mana you'd get from tapping all the allies. Granted, you'd be restricted to one color, but that's a very small setback. You'd rather be attacking with your allies rather than using them as Birds of Paradise.
mdakw576- The problem with allies is that some of the good ones are expensive (i.e. 5 mana). With this, you can get them out turn 3.
Mode
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(6 votes)
I wasn't that amazed by Allies when i first saw them in Zendikar, but with Wordwake there are now cards that make me think this tribe is getting potential like that Hada Freeblade one-drop, Join the Ranks for double-instant speed triggers, Jwari Shapeshifter to copy Allies at a very low price, and this guy, which allows great mana accel.
If you manage to cast a kicked Rite of Replication with this guy you should be able to win the game with some serious cip/etb trigger madness.
Duffey
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
At most if gives u enough mana to pay for ur ally win condition
At least its like lotus cobra , Lightning bolted or path to exiled
Free from the Real, Harabaz and one more ally gives infinite mana.
.Fighter.
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
UG Millies w/ Rite Of Replication to kick on any other ally as a wincon. Oh, and mdakw576: bombs aren't always creatures. Imagine using this to fuel a game-ending Fireball, or, as mentioned, Omnath.
I think this card will see play outside of Ally decks, in decks that run Allies for consistent beaters but don't focus on them to win. I actually run 3 of these with 4 Kazandu Blademasters right now in my G/W ramp deck. Having two of these guys out on turn 3 is house.
Also, they make for some interesting considerations on the order of casting creatures, as you'll want to try and drop your allies using lands before you tap this guy for mana for other things.
Eved
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(3 votes)
This should be the highest rated card in the game in my opinion. Regardless, I'm getting 4 of them.
If you've got enough allies, you could use Crab Umbra to untap her.
kronos539
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
ramping and color fixing for gold ally decks. enough mana to kick a Rite of Replication. yet another infinite combo for Staff of Domination. this quite simply *makes* allies. tap for blue, counter your removal. tap for white/black/red, remove your threat. tap for lots of any color, play any 5cc ally on turn 3 or 4. allies might not see great tournament success, but i guarantee they'll be just a fun as sliver decks in casual. and if you don't play for fun, you take life too seriously.
achilleselbow
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Hmm, with this you might even be able to pull off a 5-color ally deck, taking the best of each color.
Instill Energy for two lots of plenty o'mana. Nice combo indeed.
boneclub
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Duffey: Even at it's worse it's better than Cobra or Birds. It sets your other Allies off when it comes into play :)
TPmanW
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Thank god it's not an elf. Elves do not need something like this. Even by their standards this is pretty good and if it got elf tribal benefits I imagine it would show up in quite a few non-ally decks.
Leonidus78
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Crazy card use her alone or with rite of replication kicked clones to cast a genesis above all others and storm the field with every ally you got. Power overwhelming!
hadheart
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
She's just as good as Lotus Cobra or better in some decks. One she isn't a huge target as Lotus and both can give you five mana on turn three. As in turn one white land Hada Freeblade turn two green land, her. Than turn three Elspeth, Gideon, or Baneslayer.
http404error
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Does anyone else think it looks like Nova?
pigknight
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It's decent by itself. Any mana for 1G? Sign me up.
smokiermatthias
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
i run a 5 color ally deck. And if i ever get sea gate lore master with this card it's pretty much game.
Axelle
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
She makes Allies go round.
Just play this with Genesis Wave. Just do it. It will be epic.
Ally's started as super slivers and this is a great example. This = Gemhide
JFM2796
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The week Worldwake came out I went and bought a playset. This essentially doubles your mana assuming you played one Ally each turn. My brother played my Ally deck once this year he is so afraid of it.
Dr.Pingas
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I really wish the ally abilities weren't so exclusive. Why does it even matter that it's a druid? I wish they would each have said their primary creature type OR ally, so they'd be useful outside of super-slivers.
Anon_Amarth
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is the battery that makes my all my ally toys run. This gets out of hand very, very quickly. Often the most targeted ally on the field. Because if left unattended, you play allies with land, then tap the druid to get even more mana for more allies. Over and over, it taps for more and more every turn. 5/5 any day of the week.
shotoku64
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
i did a search today and found this is the only Harabazian ever printed
Fanaticmogg
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It's like Gemhide Sliver, except without the 1 power and at rare. But it is more efficient in a tribal deck, since you don't have to tap down your other allies. The ability to drop some big, off-color allies while your early-game white and green dudes beat down could be devastating.
Ferlord
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I like to see her not so much as a good Ally support creature, but a poor-mans Birds of Paradise.
4.5/5. It'd only get a perfect rating if it gave you Atog tokens and had Horsemanship. Sure, that's not realistic (and is 100% stupid) but y'know...
Kryptnyt
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Its at least better than Utopia Tree for most decks, unless you plan to block unpumped Raging Goblins I guess.
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mdakw576- The problem with allies is that some of the good ones are expensive (i.e. 5 mana). With this, you can get them out turn 3.
If you manage to cast a kicked Rite of Replication with this guy you should be able to win the game with some serious cip/etb trigger madness.
At least its like lotus cobra , Lightning bolted or path to exiled
Also, they make for some interesting considerations on the order of casting creatures, as you'll want to try and drop your allies using lands before you tap this guy for mana for other things.
allies might not see great tournament success, but i guarantee they'll be just a fun as sliver decks in casual. and if you don't play for fun, you take life too seriously.
Turn 3: drop a Halimar Excavator and then another druid or a Jwari Shapeshifter.
Turn 4: Tap both druids and three lands for a Rite of Replication. Deck them for 180 cards.
Turn 5: S***.
Just play this with Genesis Wave. Just do it. It will be epic.
I've also used the druid to power out Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur.
4.5/5. It'd only get a perfect rating if it gave you Atog tokens and had Horsemanship. Sure, that's not realistic (and is 100% stupid) but y'know...