I was thinking recently, wouldn't it be cool if there were blank cards in boosters? Regular Magic card back, blank white front! Dream card makers would love 'em! But what could we remove from the packs to make room for them? Hmm... what could we remove...?
Lord_of_Tresserhorn
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Another wonderful artwork wasted on an entirely overcosted card...
NARFNra
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Would a 1/4 have been that bad? It still wouldn't have been all that usable, but at least it could block.
See, everyone else is complaining about how awful this card is. I saw it and fell in love. I have a Crap Cube and Kor Line-Slinger is actually somewhat of a dominating bomb in the drafts because almost everything has a power of 3 or less. This is just perfect because it's 2 more mana.
Well at least she'll never go hungry because she's pretty
Equinox523
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I don't think it would have been too terrible to make this a functional reprint of Master Decoy/Blinding Mage. Maybe this was an intentional decision to not make it so good against huge bestowed beasts or giant monsters, but as it stands this is not good at all in the late game. The art is fantastic, so there's that, at least.
Maxalonzo
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Just one mana less. That's all it would take.
SCAL37
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I guess she kind of hoses wall tribal...
(Also, thought_jar, Ephara's the Theran god who gave magic to the humans, helped overthrow the archons, and is currently the patron deity of Meletis. She's basically the Theros version of Athena.)
Kanra777
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
1/5 stars 99% of the time Gideon's Lawkeeper is so much better, it isn't even funny. This card just makes me sad. :(
JimmyNoobPlayer
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I wonder if those statues in the background are Journey Into Nyx gods. The twins looking in different directions make me think of Janus, and Kruphix the God of change and time could be two-faced like Janus or represented by two people. We haven't gotten many hints of the appearances of Kruphix, Athreos, or Pharika. (Iroas is possibly pictured on Acolyte's Reward, and Keranos is possibly pictured on Divination.)
obesechicken13
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Nevermind, I found my answer to what happens when a creature gets tapped after declaring blocker:
"Once a creature has become an attacking or blocking creature, tapping or untapping it changes precisely nothing. Combat proceeds in exactly the same manner as it would were it still tapped/untapped. It still deals and receives combat damage as normal.
And yes, it is legal to block with a creature and then tap it to activate an ability. Players receive priority during the declare blockers step, after blockers have been declared."
Manite
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
People bashing this card seem to forget that building your creatures up was the whole point of Theros, whether through heroic, monstrosity, or even conceivably devotion. They purposefully made this card the way it is so it wouldn't be too good of an answer to those big creatures. Not every new creature that fills a particular role is going to be as good as or better than similar creatures in the past; in this case the obvious comparison is Goldmeadow Harrier/Gideon's Lawkeeper.
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I mean, Zarichi Tiger wasn't that great of a creature, but at least it had SOME power/toughness!
Giddeon's Lawkeeper should become the master of the guard for Ephara. I mean... honestly, that's hideous. Even for Limited.
I think I would appreciate this card a lot more if I knew who Esphara was; that would bolster the world building capabilities.
(Also, thought_jar, Ephara's the Theran god who gave magic to the humans, helped overthrow the archons, and is currently the patron deity of Meletis. She's basically the Theros version of Athena.)
99% of the time Gideon's Lawkeeper is so much better, it isn't even funny. This card just makes me sad. :(
"Once a creature has become an attacking or blocking creature, tapping or untapping it changes precisely nothing. Combat proceeds in exactly the same manner as it would were it still tapped/untapped. It still deals and receives combat damage as normal.
And yes, it is legal to block with a creature and then tap it to activate an ability. Players receive priority during the declare blockers step, after blockers have been declared."