Great one-drop, but not the best, not even in Alpha, where Savannah Lions held the title of best white one-drop, a title which it held until Isamaru, Hound of Konda, took it over.
Banding, a mechanic that deserved more attention than it got...
Azuredrake89
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(2 votes)
She keeps reminding me of Sigourney Weaver XD Its a nice one drop. Too bad banding is not around anymore.
Polychromatic
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I'd like to see Banding again with a simplified definition, something like "During the declare blockers step, you decide how combat damage is assigned" along with the rest of the Banding mechanic.
kajillion
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
The grand creature type update and this card made MaRo a liar. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr73 (see question 1.)
Banding sucks, but THIS is how good Alpha Flavor is: I was Commenting on Every Card Today, when I hit Bad Moon. Seriously cool card :)
Then I hit Bayou. And I was reminded of Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island. THEN I decided to songfic tribute to Terror on Bayou. :P This completely derailed my Comment on Every Card project, as I was immediately desiring to go on YouTube and look up crossovers of that song with Everything Halloweeny. :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67dVpgUry7Q
there is an Alvin and the Chipmunks version of this song, and I really, really want Magic to go BACK to Innistrad RIGHT. NAOW. And there needs to be a Mystery, Inc. reference. I want to go Trick-or-Treating. The Day Before Easter :P
And that is why Bayou and Bad Moon are the BEST CARDS in Alpha, Ever! XD
Sasooli
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@kajillion: Not true! Maro said "What was the first expansion to have a Soldier in it?" Does Fallen Empires have a Soldier? Yes. Does Alpha have a Soldier? Yes. Which of those was the first to have a Soldier? Fallen Empires, because it came out before the Great Creature Types Update.
Your comment would be correct if he'd said something like "Of the expansions which contain Soldiers, which was the first released?"
Ibn_Shisha
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Banding was a problem from the start. We stopped using her and Timber Wolves just to make games go faster and cut down on arguments. (Mesa Pegasus got to stay for a bit longer, 'cause, hey, flying).
TimCrockett
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Mary considered herself a hero in the field of animal rights, but the Benalish villagers just knew her as the annoying lady who kept letting other peoples' chickens out at night.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
meh 1 drop. At best it will give your banding pack 1 more damage reach, and also have the option to dump the full damage brunt onto this 1/1.
weasel_fierce
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I wonder how many people rate this down because of Banding, rather than because of the card itself.
A 1/1 for 1 mana with a decent skill should pretty much be a 3 rating in my opinion.
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Banding, a mechanic that deserved more attention than it got...
Its a nice one drop. Too bad banding is not around anymore.
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr73 (see question 1.)
Then I hit Bayou. And I was reminded of Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island. THEN I decided to songfic tribute to Terror on Bayou. :P This completely derailed my Comment on Every Card project, as I was immediately desiring to go on YouTube and look up crossovers of that song with Everything Halloweeny. :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67dVpgUry7Q
there is an Alvin and the Chipmunks version of this song, and I really, really want Magic to go BACK to Innistrad RIGHT. NAOW. And there needs to be a Mystery, Inc. reference. I want to go Trick-or-Treating. The Day Before Easter :P
And that is why Bayou and Bad Moon are the BEST CARDS in Alpha, Ever! XD
Your comment would be correct if he'd said something like "Of the expansions which contain Soldiers, which was the first released?"
A 1/1 for 1 mana with a decent skill should pretty much be a 3 rating in my opinion.