Totally going in the Game of Thrones -themed deck...
PopcornBunni
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is a wall.
Tamerlein
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
While I will miss the fact that this wall can't block flyers like Fog Bank could, it is an almost an unbreakable ground barrier short of truly gigantic creatures or deathtouch. But even if they do kill the wall, they still don't unblock during their next untap step.
4.5/5
Alydyr
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Pulled this in a draft yesterday, played a blue/white stall-and-mill deck.
T1) Island, Tome Scour T2) Island, Tome Scour T3) Island, Wall of Frost T4) Island, Tome Scour T5) Island, Traumatise, opponent swearing at you.
Hardcard
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
-You are my favourite wall after Wall of Denial but... WHY DON'T YOU FLY? WHY?! WHY????!!!! -'Cause if I did, I'd be so broken I'd literally tear myself apart. -...I guess I'll have to settle for Hover Barrier... But you should learn how to fly anyway!!!
this is one of the best defenders I have encountered, save for fog bank. Paired with a flying artifact, this could win the game
Steaditup
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Important note: This does not tap the creature it blocks. A vigilant creature blocked by this guy is basically unaffected if it's not tapped another way. Fantastic defender, though.
Ataraxiom
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
With Phenax, God of Deception having been spoiled online, I've got the feeling that cards like Wall of Frost are about to get a little more popular. Phenax gives all your creatures (including himself, a 4/7) the following ability:
"Tap: Target player puts the top X cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard, where X is this creature's toughness."
Personally, I love this ability because it rewards mill decks for something that they should be doing to begin with: playing defensive creatures to delay into the late game. I've never been fond of cards like Crosstown Courier that only mill an opponent when they're dealt combat damage. If you're only milling your opponent with combat damage, why not just kill them with combat damage? It's not synergistic at all.
Hopefully the addition of Phenax will allow mill decks to return to their defensive strategies, at least until the late game when they can drop a Consuming Aberration for the win.
Remember, because Phenax's ability doesn't require mana to operate, you can drop combat tricks, block with your walls and then tap them for mill power! So awesome.
LungDrago
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The sad thing about this wall and other walls that have cool effects when they block is that no one is going to attack into it so you get the effect. That's why you run Leyline of Anticipation to surprise wall-in-the-face your opponents.
Umbric
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
If you look closely you can see Ned's bastard up there.
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4.5/5
T1) Island, Tome Scour
T2) Island, Tome Scour
T3) Island, Wall of Frost
T4) Island, Tome Scour
T5) Island, Traumatise, opponent swearing at you.
-'Cause if I did, I'd be so broken I'd literally tear myself apart.
-...I guess I'll have to settle for Hover Barrier... But you should learn how to fly anyway!!!
"Tap: Target player puts the top X cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard, where X is this creature's toughness."
Personally, I love this ability because it rewards mill decks for something that they should be doing to begin with: playing defensive creatures to delay into the late game. I've never been fond of cards like Crosstown Courier that only mill an opponent when they're dealt combat damage. If you're only milling your opponent with combat damage, why not just kill them with combat damage? It's not synergistic at all.
Hopefully the addition of Phenax will allow mill decks to return to their defensive strategies, at least until the late game when they can drop a Consuming Aberration for the win.
Remember, because Phenax's ability doesn't require mana to operate, you can drop combat tricks, block with your walls and then tap them for mill power! So awesome.