I can bet it's harder to get five damage out of 2 mana than it is to pop this thing out. In the early stages of the game you can make pretty much anything into a deathproof juggernaut, but not so useful later on...
Don't underestimate the value of an extra 5 toughness.
achilleselbow
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I'd probably play Conviction over this. Losing 2 points of toughness is worth being able to bounce it and prevent card disadvantage.
izzet_guild_mage
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
For those of you who like big butts and cannot lie. Also, compare this to Holy Strength. I think I know what card most of us would rather have.
TheSwarm
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
yeah im pretty sure a 3/6 elite vanguard on turn two is pretty fricken sweet guys
Zoltantf
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The flavor text is awesome. The enchantment is a bomb on an early game creature. I like big butts and I cannot lie. LA face with an Oakland booty.
NeoKoda
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Gerrard is silly. In Vindicate, he says something is his destiny.
NickDay
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I like this card, but I would say it's worse than Inviolability. If what you really want is defense, it should be outright immune to combat. There are better ways to give something +1 in power.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Great flavor text, this card unfortunately suffers from being an aura.
jonrds
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This was one of my favorite cards as a kid. 2 mana for such a massive number. Really wish it would get reprinted. Theros would have been so perfect for it.
I can see this being really annoying on a 1 drop deathtoucher like typhoid rats. I was also thinking about double strikers, but you tend to just pump power and rely on the first strike to keep them alive. Maybe if I ever built a control infect deck that ran white, I could use this to turn some low drops into priests of norn 5 through 8.
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Also, compare this to Holy Strength. I think I know what card most of us would rather have.
I can see this being really annoying on a 1 drop deathtoucher like typhoid rats. I was also thinking about double strikers, but you tend to just pump power and rely on the first strike to keep them alive. Maybe if I ever built a control infect deck that ran white, I could use this to turn some low drops into priests of norn 5 through 8.