He has some nice flavour and the art is incredible but at I would expect a little more bang for my buck (today they print Ant Queen by the way), like being a real insect lord (all insects get+1/+1). And his ability contradicts his presence a bit: In order to be prepared for a big pump I have to abandon a juicy attack.
i remember when i first started, everyone at my school had this guy in thier green decks (around onslaught). you didn't attack with him, you blocked. an untapped thriss is a scary thing to be attacking into, (again removal was very prevalent in our schools meta game as not as many good removal options existed then. commander eesha was nearly unkillable then)
GrimjawxRULES
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Thriss is a murderer combined with Umbral Mantle. Ridiculous pumping is what he's made for. Either that, or else he's a 10/10 blocker, which would probably justify his flavor text :D
Qazior
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(3 votes)
ultratog1028, only problem is that Commander Eesha has protection from Thriss so you can't pump him up
psyklone
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Just found my EDH general. Partially because I actually already own one, partically cause it gives me a reason to rebuild my insect deck
<3
The reason you would use this in EDH is that you can pump creatures for people. That is more than useful.
Enemy_Tricolor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Get this guy out on the board, and your opponent's name is mud.
jfre81
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Good choice for a mono-green EDH deck. Throw some mana ramp in there and have this out by turn four or five. Double the pump with Instill Energy which can also allow him to pump himself for a 10-point swing with your general.
Lueseto
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
So much memories...
BloodDragon
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
So I was curious to see if any creatures that tap to grant +X/+X until EoT had a decent community rating (Above 4). This guy, Magma Sliver and Timberwatch Elf are it. A little sad to see that it takes this much to make that mechanic useful. I do prefer this guy over Gigantomancer thou.
Ferlord
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@ Draugnor
You may as well say "Combos with anything that has Trample" as well, since that's not really a combo.
A combo would be a pair or more of cards that may not be great alone, but together, create something impressive. Ophidian Eyes aren't that great alone, but if they're given to Niv-Mizzet, The Firemind, you can deal nearly infinite damage. THAT'S a combo.
Here's a decent combo (although slightly hypocritical): Defiant Elf. It's power and toughness are too weak to use it's Trample to its fullest, but if it's pumped just slightly, your opponent will have a monster of a problem.
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<3
I do prefer this guy over Gigantomancer thou.
You may as well say "Combos with anything that has Trample" as well, since that's not really a combo.
A combo would be a pair or more of cards that may not be great alone, but together, create something impressive. Ophidian Eyes aren't that great alone, but if they're given to Niv-Mizzet, The Firemind, you can deal nearly infinite damage. THAT'S a combo.
Here's a decent combo (although slightly hypocritical): Defiant Elf. It's power and toughness are too weak to use it's Trample to its fullest, but if it's pumped just slightly, your opponent will have a monster of a problem.