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Orchard Spirit

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Orchard Spirit

Comments (16)

JFM2796
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0) (7 votes)
So... it has flying?
Vedalken_Arbiter
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0) (4 votes)
It has pseudo flying but only when it attacks not when it blocks.
HuntingDrake
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (5 votes)
Treetop Rangers, updated for the "reach" keyword's benefit.
.Blaze.
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0) (4 votes)
Cute little card. Should see some limited play since evasion is evasion.
Gabriel422
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0) (5 votes)
Why not just write, it has flying as long as it is attacking?

If a goblin thrown by a giant can be described as having flying, and so can an elephant that jumps really high, then why not this?
jsttu
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (3 votes)
equip a trepanation blade on this lovely lass and go to town. it will probably deal a lot of damage, as well as mill for quite a bit.
kanguilla
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (2 votes)
@Gabriel422

WhiteBecause GreenWhitegreen Phyrexianreally Colorlesshates flying Green creatures.
MiniWraith
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Why the hate ? It's basically a GREEN pseudo-flyer, ergo making it impossible to be targeted by dedicated flyer-removal effects. Like Windstorm. Also...pretty artwork and nice flavor overall.
twinArmaggedons
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (6 votes)
My con2ern ii2 why no one commented on thii2 card2 wonderful artwork.

Very clean, very niice. Nothiing two wriite home about, but iit2 2oliid.
Tynansdtm
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I really respect this card. It's great limited fodder that will never see constructed play except by freaks for its Spirit tribal. But it sure hit for a lot when I drafted it.
dontmess17
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
why'd both green spirits in this set (Kindercatch) have to be so mediocre? D;
NeoKoda
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Meh, not terrible. Not good, though. And fake-flying needs to be keyworded.
CuriousThing
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Wizards has included pseudo-flying in each of the past three blocks (Canopy Cover and Signal Pest being the other two).

It would definitely make a great keyword -- and interestingly, it would have exactly the same reminder text as flying -- but it would require an Oracle update for the ~100 cards with reach.
SquareWhale
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I hate this card. The art is beautiful. The flavor is creative, but why would a farmer be talking in rhymes? Anyway, they are both wasted on a 2/2 almost flying for three mana.
Mode
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Green's counterpart to those flying creatures that can't block creatures on the ground,
most notably blue's Cloud inhabitants/beings and black's Perchers.
RustyKeyes
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The argument for green not having access to flying makes less and less sense every day. Thanks Orchard Spirit.