I might play these in Limited if I have to, but I don't think I'll be happy about it.
DlCK
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(9 votes)
at first i thought it was like a kangaroo with a baby in its pouch... then i realized it was his legs
Mode
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(5 votes)
Well, just another junk common. Yet just by judging the artwork i would have supposed this to be a green or red Lizard (Warrior). But a white Giant? When realizing what a poor alternation of Shepherd of the Lost this is, one might even get to think whether Wizards orginally planned to make this card red and switched to its current state when the art was already done...
ninjaboy05
★★☆☆☆ (2.9/5.0)(4 votes)
It actually does hold its ground pretty decently in limited. Especially if you can get a Spidersilk Net on it.
blindthrall
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(5 votes)
"Wizards and evolution made this giant retarded." Better flavor text.
Ichorix
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(6 votes)
Does wizards print print this sort of card specifically for the limited format?
That's a genuine question, I've always wondered that when I see overpriced cmcs but low color requirements on cards that do nothing fancy and would seem to best function as curve fillers.
Also, I do find it amusing that in worldwake's immediate predecessor there is a card with the same stats and cost but with flying and vigilance tacked on as well. Power decreep?
HairlessThoctar
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(13 votes)
C'mon people, this was never meant to be a constructed bomb.
Look at its size, its cost, and its rarity; its meant to be a limited card.
I would have prefered it at 3W, but it still gets the job done.
rubber
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(4 votes)
It's not Shepherd of the Lost because it's a common. 3/3 first strike is very useful in limited, and if my 5 slot is open I'll gladly play this. Even if it's not in color, sometimes, which is nice.
Tanaka348
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(3 votes)
Ichorix: I'm pretty sure they've said that they print some cards specifically for limited at some point. I know they've said that they actually print MOST of their cards with limited "in mind".
Saxophonist
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
It's Sebulba from The Phantom Menace on steroids!
McThor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
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scumbling1
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
"Does wizards print print this sort of card specifically for the limited format?"
Yes. A lot of attention goes into designing for the Limited formats; they're Wizards' real cash cows. Cards meant solely for Constructed (One With Nothing comes to mind) are even subject to this influence, so that if they're really worthless in draft or sealed, they're pushed to higher rarities to keep them from being opened up in packs too often.
ZeroSheep
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Touchdown!
Sliver_Legion
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Not particularly beautiful.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Most of the cards in a booster pack are crap in constructed. The whole set is designed for limited and only a few cards are designed for constructed.
gut.gemacht
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Did Wizards make this card horrible as a joke for Bazaar Trader? No wonder he wants to unload this dude...
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It's not a favorable comparison.
I might play these in Limited if I have to, but I don't think I'll be happy about it.
Yet just by judging the artwork i would have supposed this to be a green or red Lizard (Warrior). But a white Giant?
When realizing what a poor alternation of Shepherd of the Lost this is, one might even get to think whether Wizards orginally planned to make this card red and switched to its current state when the art was already done...
That's a genuine question, I've always wondered that when I see overpriced cmcs but low color requirements on cards that do nothing fancy and would seem to best function as curve fillers.
Also, I do find it amusing that in worldwake's immediate predecessor there is a card with the same stats and cost but with flying and vigilance tacked on as well. Power decreep?
Look at its size, its cost, and its rarity; its meant to be a limited card.
I would have prefered it at 3W, but it still gets the job done.
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Yes. A lot of attention goes into designing for the Limited formats; they're Wizards' real cash cows. Cards meant solely for Constructed (One With Nothing comes to mind) are even subject to this influence, so that if they're really worthless in draft or sealed, they're pushed to higher rarities to keep them from being opened up in packs too often.