This thing can't decide if it hates red or white. Then again, its decision shouldn't matter, because it would be useless then, too.
Esprel
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
If it was a white creature with Pro red, gets +1/+1 if u control another white permanent or red with pro white +1/+1 if u control another red one, it would make sense...
but this!?
CAustin582
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Ok, so:
3/3 for 5 CMC... no stars there Protection from red. Any 3/3 is much better off with protection from red. That's worth a solid star. +1/+1 if an opponent has a white permanent? All that does is make it a conditional 4/4 for 5 CMC, which is still bad. This may be written down as a separate ability, but it's still negligible given the mana cost. 0 stars for that.
Total: 1 star Hilariously enough, I would go so far as to say this card is rated over twice as high as it should be.
Test-Subject_217601
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This thing hates Boros. Of course Boros wasn't even printed until much later but come on, I'm sure R/W decks were all too common way back then.
jeff-heikkinen
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(3 votes)
It always seemed obvious to me that the Protection was a misprint and it should have Pro White. (Which would have made it constructed-playable at the time, believe it or not - Sword to Plowshares was that important, and creatures in general sucked compared to now.) Compare Ivory Guardians, from the same set.
TKusturinMe
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Actually, this works in Pauper EDH with Pyrohemia.
tavaritz
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
This creature survives your own Earthquakes and Infernos. At the same time red has very little possibilities to destroy white enchantments, so against white mage there allways should be white permanent on the battelefield. So it's friendly fireproof 5 cost 4/4. Sideboard material.
WilloftheLisp
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(3 votes)
Beasts of Boogardan Creature - Ouphe Protection from white. : Beasts of Boogardan gain flying until end of turn. Whenever an opponent is damaged by Beasts of Boogardan, that player gains control of Beasts of Boogardan at end of turn. So that's where he hides his 'Accumulated Knowledge'. 4/3
shondeaphid
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Is the name a Rolling Stones reference? The way that "Apes Of Rath" was a John Steinbeck reference?
jfre81
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Nothing wrong with a red creature with pro-red. Plenty of mass damage spells that hit everything. Much in the same way black creatures with pro-black work well with Pestilence.
Bluehero
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I think everyone is missing the real reason to play this card: It's metal as f**k.
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but this!?
3/3 for 5 CMC... no stars there
Protection from red. Any 3/3 is much better off with protection from red. That's worth a solid star.
+1/+1 if an opponent has a white permanent? All that does is make it a conditional 4/4 for 5 CMC, which is still bad. This may be written down as a separate ability, but it's still negligible given the mana cost. 0 stars for that.
Total: 1 star
Hilariously enough, I would go so far as to say this card is rated over twice as high as it should be.
Creature - Ouphe
Protection from white.
Whenever an opponent is damaged by Beasts of Boogardan, that player gains control of Beasts of Boogardan at end of turn.
So that's where he hides his 'Accumulated Knowledge'.
4/3
Good creature? No. Good album cover? Hell yeah.