You gotta admit, this is a pretty good defensive card.
Oatbran
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Take that stupid birds!
Flyheight
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(7 votes)
First thing that goes through my mind with this name is the video game genre.
El_Pared
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
they didn't name it after Doran, they named it after the Tower Defense video game type that saw an explosion with the smartphone boom (Fieldrunners and such)
either way a hilariously named card
Tiggurix
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
There should have been a giant mouse pointer up in the sky in the illustration. =P
Ferlord
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Combos with Gems, Wintermaul, Bloons, and Desktops.
Jhyrryl
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Creatures. I would have preferred +1/+4, but this is still pretty nice.
Purplerooster
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This can you a bunch of creatures in what your opponent might think to be a massive trade offer. The reach is nice for some surprise killin'.
One of my favourite cards in Gatecrash from a sheer flavour perspective, I like the fact that it can stop my creatures from trading in combat albeit only the once, that it gives a better boost and extra keyword for less mana than the similar Bar The Door. It was fun using this to prevent a friend's RDW's overloaded Mizzium Mortars from wiping my side of the board. But his Boros Charm but this card into perspective. I feel Tower Defense would be better with Flashback or Fateful Hour. EDIT: also combos with Tree of Redemption 13+5 = 18 life total to swap to.
Combos with Feed the Pack, 5 extra 2/2 wolves, nice! Edit with Trostani, Feed the Pack and a 1/1 non-token creature you can get 6 Wolves and gain 12 life not too shabby!
ExzcellionGamma
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Wow. Another Magic card referencing today's top games.
CogMonocle
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@ButlerOfBolas
assuming the creature had at least 2 toughness to start, actually, no, he wouldn't
Trustey
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I'm running Gruul dev with 4x BTE's and ramp and this is the best way I can find to avoid wipes from Anger/Mortars which set me back big time. It's also a decent combat trick, Wasteland Viper blocked and killed Desecration Demon... and lived. Also helped my groundpounding chumps defend my planeswalkers from Stormbreath Dragons.
Way better than solidarity. Yet still rated the same. Go figure.
Unless you're running Doran or need the reach effect, there are better options even than this nowadays (lots of cheap indestructability, protection, and massive pumps when blocking).
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either way a hilariously named card
EDIT: also combos with Tree of Redemption 13+5 = 18 life total to swap to.
assuming the creature had at least 2 toughness to start, actually, no, he wouldn't
Woww B/U/G mill, come to me!
Unless you're running Doran or need the reach effect, there are better options even than this nowadays (lots of cheap indestructability, protection, and massive pumps when blocking).