Pointed Discussion

This being reprinted with Lure makes me happy.

His cost is apt, but the card is not at all game efficient.

Excellent in limited. He deters ground-based creature attacks, which gives you time to build up your resources and cast more fatties.

sylvan basilisk is still better with Lure, even though this guy can block

Im considering main decking him in my casual//competitive mono green deck. Its either him or acidic slime for that slot. I got beast within to deal with artifacts//enchantments, and ima throw the slimes in the sideboard if i want to swap out. This guy just has a nice body, and slime dies to pretty much anything. This dude has 5 toughness so good survivability and he wins in combat vs anything that's not 5+ power with first strike or indestructible. And 3 damage is a big difference when attacking then 2 damage. Plus when I slap a lure on him, i can take out up to 3 creatures vs 2. Hes just intimidating and unexpected in competitive play. It will give me some style points as well.

Why is this rated so low? It has a good toughness for the cost and deathtouch. The power isn't a big deal when you can destroy most blocking creatures.