Pointed Discussion

Basically a Slippery Bogle. Hexproof on a 1/1 isn't the most exciting thing ever, but it has its uses. I've made use of cards like this in aura decks, though Silhana Ledgewalker does that better.

I keep comparing this to Glistener Elf in my mind. I can see her rocking this set's aura sub-theme.

It's a nice 1-drop, specially if followed by a turn 2 Spirit Mantle.

Keywording troll-shroud has made it possible to have more troll-shrouded creatures in a single set than ever before -and mostly at common no less! If they continue this trend into the next expansion, it will have the pleasant side-effect of making buff auras more relevant -maybe not to competitive play (unless there were some really good ones?), but definitely to casual players like myself.

P.S. Slap a Trollhide on her and you've got yourself a pauper's Troll Ascetic!

Do her legs look like that naturally, or is she wearing skin-tight latex or something?

It's a little awkward that a lady elf without pants is talking about tight embraces, but I guess I'm not really complaining.

Anyway, I'm not too excited for this. A 1/1 with no extra abilities isn't really something I'm worried about seeing die to targeted removal. I suppose the main point of this is to outfit it with auras and/or equipment. Shouldn't be a bad card in M12 limited considering the aura sub-theme going on. In standard I guess it might be a good body to equip your swords to, or maybe something you could use to play around with Phyresis. Outside standard, it might be fun to make an elfy aura deck with Silhana Ledgewalker and Alpha Status. Just remember that the traditional weakness of elves isn't targeted removal (I'm looking at you, Pyroclasm).

Doesn't die to Doom Blade. 5/5.

End satire.

Anyway, if nothing else this is a chump blocker that your opponent can't remove before it's served its purpose. Load it up with something that gives it regeneration (something green has plenty of options for) and you have a rather effective blocker.

Also, I second the whole "pantsless chick talking about tight embraces is awkward" thing.

1/5 for going overboard with hexproof.
+3 stars just 'cause she's sexy.
Now bump it to 5 stars, as you cue Peter Griffin's "Can't Touch Me" spoof song every time you play her.

hmmm a 1/1... not likely to be a target anyway. The hexproof is redundant in any elf deck. Get your aura support ready or else find another elf... like llanowar elves

@sonorhC - I'd assume it's her natural skin tone sort of thing...unless she's wearing a total bodysuit.

On that note, she kinda looks like a merfolk/elf crossbreed...

Arssrrragghhh
*Sound of grown man doing very naughty things*
And there's where... ooooh.... rrsrgrah
*sound of grown man falling to the floor and thrashing about*

I play this and Dungrove Elder in a deck with Blanchwood armor.

phun.

I'd tap that.

Er -- I mean for... to....

Ah, who am I kidding? She's pleasing to the eye.

This kinda stuff is great in green, with stuff like Overrun or Trollhide, which basically means you have a 3/3 that doesn't die. Also, it's an elf. I love this card because it's great, but not in some obvious, broken way. It's just really well-balanced.

There are other great cards that do something similar, of course, but as-is it's a great common, and perfect for newbies (like me :P). I think 4/5 is about right.

Hexproof for one mana is good enough for me. The fact that she's an elf makes her better. The art takes away half a star, though.

A true Johnny gem in my opinion. Obviously she doesn't appear a formidable threat when she enters as a measly 1/1. The point is to accelerate her less-than-breath-taking qualities into something that makes the given ability relevant, or even to build upon it to suit it to serve a certain niche position, such as peskily resilient chump. This is great with things like Spirit Mantle and even Angelic Destiny for a crescendoing powerhouse that everyone assumed insignificant. Hexproof is a powerful ability if used to its advantages. It being made available in such a concise package is very useful, if you make it so.

Dat inability to be targeted

silhana ledgewalker's little sister..

Ruins my Elvish Lookout.

She would forever be safe from stray lightning bolts, from the gouts of flame, from the death-magic that had stolen the lives of so many of her people. Her dreams were still haunted with visions of those molten bolts of death; that crackling, violet lance of energy that suddenly siezed her best friend and scout-mate, Lydia. Their eyes met for an instant, they wordlessly shared a goodbye that lasted an eternity, and then Lydia was gone. The elves were forever fighting against all odds, and she was trapped in the center of it all - as if in sanctuary, forced to watch helplessly as her people continually were killed all around her.

...but her bloodline kept her safe. Like her mother and her grandmother before her, some ancient, esoteric arcane ward protected her from magic. Her remaining friends claimed she was lucky. Her ambush commander once told her she was blessed... but she knew better. For she knew the truth; what she had was not a blessing, but a curse. She was safe from the death-spells, yes, but with this came a heavy price. A price that she had to pay every day - some sort of indecipherable magic forbiddance. It could not be overcome; she could only try to live with it. For as a result of her magical nature...

...she could not wear pants.

Only useful if you plan on attaching auras to it or desperately need a chump blocker. Otherwise, please, waste any removal you might have on this 1/1 for G creature if you want to.

One mana for 1/1 and hexproof...more than a bargain

Well, she makes a nice target for epic proportions and mythic proportions

She's actually pretty awesome. She's out turn one which gets sommoning sickness out of the way fast. There isn't much anyone can do to stop you from enchanting her because of how early it is in the game. Untargeted burn quickly becomes useless as her toughness increases. Only easy way to deal with her is to fieldwipe or force her controller to sacrifice her. These threats can be countered with totem armor and getting another creature on the field to sac' instead, respectively.

I'm thinking:

Turn one: Gladecover Scout
Turn two: Spirit Mantle
Turn Three: Boar Umbra

That's a pretty nice creature by turn three. Unblockable, undamageable by creatures, untargetable by enemies, survives a fieldwipe and a 5/5 to boot. None of the above cards are any rarer than uncommon either so it's not a pricy set up. I'm trying out four of each in an aura-based casual deck.

4.5/5

@Kirbster
After seeing your comment, I have to rate her 1 ★ higher! 4.5/5

Warm in the night when I'm right in her tight .. embrace, tight embrace!

(am I the only one with musical Buffy stuck in my head now?)

Blegh, Strip Bare is worthless here.

Um... Llanowar Elves, please. You're playing green. Did you forget how that works? 0.5/5