Oof... Goblin Piker's/Coral Merfolk's are hard to consider in limited, since they ARE creatures... but are just so sub-par they aren't usually worth your time.
This goes the extra mile by having the same CMC and Bestow cost as Baleful Eidolon, but sacrifices deathtouch for +1/+0. Yay?
All in all... I mean, it's still a Bestow creature... but...
avimkv
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
What the heck... This is the worst Nyxborn and the worst Eidolon.
Gcrudaplaneswalker
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This card is like Gift of Orzhova - you just need one in foil!
Eternal_Blue
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(4 votes)
This will never be played for its bestow cost so just forget that it exists. All you need to focus on is the fact that it's a vanilla 2/1 for 2 mana that also dies to enchantment removal. Fortunately, this creature is so bad no one's going to be trying to remove it anyhow.
mattrva77
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Guys, the options for early creatures for black in Limited are VERY slim. For example, Pain Seer is actually amazing for being a bear and having an ability rather than a drawback, totally aside from his amazing ability.
Your other options for a 2-drop REALLY don't look good either. Fleshmad Steed? Aww heyellll nah. And, while Felhide Brawler really ain't too bad, his drawback ALMOST makes him not worth playing outside of Minotaur tribal. I still guarantee he'll still make his way into sealed and draft decks where he's the ONLY, lonely, Minotaur.
The fact that this card is not a dead draw mid- to late-game makes THIS the "mediocre 2-drop needed to fill a gap" of the bunch. That Bestow is what makes this waaaay better than people are allowing for. As Bestow costs go, this one isn't too unreasonable, either. A lot of you guys look at cards like this without the current Limited environment in mind, whatsoever -- or so it seems sometimes.
This is a solid 3.0 in my opinion. A Heroic trigger... a buff to a flier or other evasive creature... or an answer to aggro decks, where you NEED to have an early blocker that can trade. This card is worth boarding in on occasion AT LEAST. Trust... people WILL be throwing these into their black decks in Limited for the next year.
Sure that's green... but this is worse in so many ridiculous ways you could almost say strictly already.
Bbone37
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
A 2CMC 2 power guy, that can either be an early game aggressor or chump blocker, and a late game buff that effectively replaces himself when the creature dies. I see nothing wrong with this. You are comparing this to Goblin PIker and Coral Merfolk, Ferlord? I would agree that the Merfolk is usually not in the blue limited strategy, but Piker is totally in red's. Fast guys that attack. What is the problem? You play them, buff them, and/or burn a path for them, and turn them sideways. Nothing wrong with that.
Eternal_blue, I beg to differ about bestow. Earlier in the game, he would be able to put the pressure on your opponent, and makes a fine target for bestow. If drawn later in the game, you can buff up a dude, preferably one with some form of evasion. And since he sticks around if that dude is killed, he isnt that bad.
mattrva77, i see nothing wrong with both flashmad steed and the felhide brawler. If you are playing a /X aggro deck (or mono, GO GARY!!), then there is nothing wrong with a bear that cannot normally block, nor a bear that taps when something dies. You are trying to swing anyway. The only thing that I would say is bad is if you would need to clear the lane and you only have sorcery speed kill. Regardless, fleshmad steed is not a bad card consdiering he should be tapped (and attacking) most of the time anyway.
Toraka, you said it yourself, that dryad is green. This is black. The green one cannot be strictly better. They aren't in the same color. Plus you are comparing this guy to the wrong green guy. To be 100% accurate, compare this guy to Nyxborn Wolf instead. Seems on par when compared the same cycle, doesn't it? Green is suppossed to be better at making dudes, that is kind of green's deal, right?
With all that said, this guy is not great, def not constructed-worthy, but for an aggro-based deck with included, he is a fine pick. He is an early beater when needed, a late game pump, triggers both constellation AND heroic (when bestowed).... The hate for this guy (in limited) is completely unfounded. IMHO, of course.
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This goes the extra mile by having the same CMC and Bestow cost as Baleful Eidolon, but sacrifices deathtouch for +1/+0. Yay?
All in all... I mean, it's still a Bestow creature... but...
Your other options for a 2-drop REALLY don't look good either. Fleshmad Steed? Aww heyellll nah. And, while Felhide Brawler really ain't too bad, his drawback ALMOST makes him not worth playing outside of Minotaur tribal. I still guarantee he'll still make his way into sealed and draft decks where he's the ONLY, lonely, Minotaur.
The fact that this card is not a dead draw mid- to late-game makes THIS the "mediocre 2-drop needed to fill a gap" of the bunch. That Bestow is what makes this waaaay better than people are allowing for. As Bestow costs go, this one isn't too unreasonable, either. A lot of you guys look at cards like this without the current Limited environment in mind, whatsoever -- or so it seems sometimes.
This is a solid 3.0 in my opinion. A Heroic trigger... a buff to a flier or other evasive creature... or an answer to aggro decks, where you NEED to have an early blocker that can trade. This card is worth boarding in on occasion AT LEAST. Trust... people WILL be throwing these into their black decks in Limited for the next year.
Black has plenty of vanilla 2/1's: Skeletal Snake, Dakmor Scorpion, Wei Infantry, Krovikan Scoundrel.
Sure that's green... but this is worse in so many ridiculous ways you could almost say strictly already.
Eternal_blue, I beg to differ about bestow. Earlier in the game, he would be able to put the pressure on your opponent, and makes a fine target for bestow. If drawn later in the game, you can buff up a dude, preferably one with some form of evasion. And since he sticks around if that dude is killed, he isnt that bad.
mattrva77, i see nothing wrong with both flashmad steed and the felhide brawler. If you are playing a
Toraka, you said it yourself, that dryad is green. This is black. The green one cannot be strictly better. They aren't in the same color. Plus you are comparing this guy to the wrong green guy. To be 100% accurate, compare this guy to Nyxborn Wolf instead. Seems on par when compared the same cycle, doesn't it? Green is suppossed to be better at making dudes, that is kind of green's deal, right?
With all that said, this guy is not great, def not constructed-worthy, but for an aggro-based deck with