this is a picture of the homelands cards "Giant Oyster"
DaaNz
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(9 votes)
this is where china bar gets their pearls from
jumpingjacked
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(8 votes)
Squint your eyes and turn your head sideways...
wolfbear2
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(7 votes)
@ jumpingjacked
you mean it looks like the central sulcus, precentrel gyros, and postcentrel gyros of the brain, right ;-)
qaq456
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(2 votes)
removal that takes a long time....
bijart_dauth
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(2 votes)
oh wow, a simi good creature from homelands. i thought i'de never see the day.
MingusDew
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
why did they change it from upkeep to draw step?
Arachnos
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Aaaah, so flavorful, even though misnamed. This should be called "Giant Clam" instead.
FYI: the giant clam can produce huge pearls, and was rumored to close its shell on the hands of divers who would attempt to claim those pearls. Since the shell is huge and heavy, those divers would drown, unable to release themselves from the clam's grasp. Those stories are usually dismissed as legends, as in reality the clam actually closes its shell very, very slowly.
Radagast
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Uh, okay... that's a lot of work to produce such a silly effect.
Lord_of_Tresserhorn
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Very flavorful, except for one aspect: The -1/-1 counters should not be taken off again! It's a bit unclear if the represent the "eaten" creature being digested, or if it's being turned into a pearl, but in any case, just being spit out should not completely rejuvenate the creature.
Anyway, not very useful against fatties, of course, but nice vs. small utility creatures which have activated abilities that include {T} in their cost.
jam_marie
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@lord of tresserhorn-- The flavor seems to be inspired by the urban legends about giant clams trapping divers by closing on their hands and drowning them, not eating them. So the creature drowns slowly, but if the clam becomes untapped (lets go) the victim escapes and swims away to catch their breath.
Way flavorful, but not actually that good if you try to use it, hence the 3.5 stars.
Fearsomecritter
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Had this been printed today it would be a splashy rare in a core set (with adjusted power and cost, of course)
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you mean it looks like the central sulcus, precentrel gyros, and postcentrel gyros of the brain, right ;-)
FYI: the giant clam can produce huge pearls, and was rumored to close its shell on the hands of divers who would attempt to claim those pearls. Since the shell is huge and heavy, those divers would drown, unable to release themselves from the clam's grasp. Those stories are usually dismissed as legends, as in reality the clam actually closes its shell very, very slowly.
Anyway, not very useful against fatties, of course, but nice vs. small utility creatures which have activated abilities that include {T} in their cost.
The flavor seems to be inspired by the urban legends about giant clams trapping divers by closing on their hands and drowning them, not eating them. So the creature drowns slowly, but if the clam becomes untapped (lets go) the victim escapes and swims away to catch their breath.
Way flavorful, but not actually that good if you try to use it, hence the 3.5 stars.