Pointed Discussion

Strictly the Same as Savage Silhouette. Perhaps this is to divorce trolls from hexproof?

Thrunn!!! NOOOOOO!!!

What! no trollshroud?

Surprisingly decent in sealed. Won many a game by enchanting creatures with hexproof like Gladecover Scout for the additional +2/+2 bonus, the regeneration is pretty pricey at {1}{G}, but its awesome to have your enchanted creature stick around after a Day of Judgement if you play things right.

TROLLS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH "Trollshroud". I'm glad they keyworded it Hexproof because I'm sick of the whole ability being attributed to an entire creature type that only had a single (popular) creature to feature that ability. Regeneration is the standard troll ability, NOT hexproof in ANY WAY AT ALL.

Thrunn doesn't count because he IS troll ascetic, just a specific one who became legendary.

Trollshroud is trollshroud because it trolls your opponents. I was calling it that long before I ever heard of the ascetic, and I will continue.

Just so we're clear:
There are 20 Troll-type creatures without Hexproof.
There are 2 with hexproof. They are Troll Ascetic and Thrun, the Last Troll -- who is also an ascetic.

Wizards also owns the D&D brand, and let me tell you-trolls are easy to target with Fireballs and Lightning Bolts.

I think this is a more flavorful name for a core set card than Savage Silhouette, fwiw

ah yes, trollhide: m12's serpent's skin

One of the "troll"est cards to pick when you're drafting or playing sealed.

I was wondering: If Thrun is "the Last Troll", what happened to all the other trolls? Now I know. o.o

In draft I had this on a Sacred Wolf also enchanted with a Dark Favor. Then Hunter's Insight.

Trololol.

@ Dr.Pingas: The only creatures prior to Troll Ascetic to have hexproof were Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage and Taoist Hermit from the rare P3K. Along with the troll was Plated Slagwurm. Trollshroud sounds better than slagshorud/wurmshroud. And now with that it 'trolls' your opponent...its not hard to see how it got its name.

Strictly the same as Savage Silhouette. Not really complaining about it, since I really like this twist of flavor - instead of having a superevolved survival instinct, the creature just heals itself so quick that otherwise lethal wounds don't do more than tapping it until it next turn. That and it also reinforces M12's policy of separating trolls from the "trollshroud" (hexproof) ability and linking them to their universal regeneration (well, except for Odious Trow), which is nice for new player to catch up mith Magic's flavor. And to please older flavor-loving players.
Gameplay-wise, it seems quite attractive, specially with all those aura-loving Hexproof creatures, but even though I've tried it in my Aura deck it doesn't work properly. I'd stick to Umbras or Serpent Skin if able. Unlike Serpent Skin, though, this gives the creature the regeneration ability, which, along with the flavor of grafting troll skin on someone's back, made me think of Simics and Experiment Kraj.
Oh yeah, and I have a flavor text idea:

"The transplant of troll tissue granted the subject the species' physical strenght and regenerative abilities, but also its unstable temperament and fondness for human flesh."
- Simic research notes

I'm pretty sure the REAL troll ability is Regeneration, not Hexproof. The only troll without regen so far, has persist (Rendclaw Trow). Any hexproof creature + this = troll ascetic or better, depending how you look at it.

Trollhide: the armor to wear when combating Flame Shields.

"I kill your creature."
"I regenerate it. (trollface)"