Pointed Discussion

Can you return him to your hand via Stampeding Wildebeests? The issue at the beginning of the upkeep his Echo cost must be paid but the other creature also says that at the beginning of the upkeep to return a green creature to your hand. Both of these actions occur simultaneously at the beginning of the upkeep. So the question is, can you return him to your hand without having to pay the Echo cost?

yep. The echo triggered ability and the wildebounce both go on the stack in the order you choose. put the echo down then the bounce on top of it, bounce the troll, and the echo fizzleds.

I love trolls, and what's not to love about a 3/3 regenerater for GG2?

Yes, you can return him to your hand with the Wildebeests. The reason is because you decide in which order the two triggered abilities go on the stack. Stack the Echo, then the Wildebeests ability -> Stack resolves from the top down, so you bounce the Troll first, then neglect to pay the Echo.

However, I don't know why you'd want to do this. Unless you have some form of haste, you're just perpetually putting off paying the echo for a chump-blocker.

look at that awesome war paint. Beast Ass Troll Reppin like BRAVEHEART

Heh, you keep paying the same cost to keep him around.

Oh, and he's not really albino. His skin is just pale because he spends all day on internet forums.

The echo text on the previous version seemed much easier to understand imo.

Perfect for my commander deck, who has Varolz the scar-striped as it's commander. I don't care about this thing staying on the battlefield longer than 1 turn, it makes an excellent +3/+3 for two mana.