Hard to believe this is a rare. Oh well, it's old. The only use I see for this is maybe in a sunburst deck that needs a heavy hitter or a changeling deck. But even then it's really not worth using.
4wallz
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
8 mana for an 8/4 that is lame. Wow. Just wow. Horrible card.
redsoxftw
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Seems like they tried to go out of their way to make this terrible...
the_blind_pony
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Nothing about this card makes sense. I don't remember a time when this card was ever playable.
The image shows legionnaire built up like a fall out shelter with all his armor, yet his toughness is only 4. What?
And apparently he's from Ohio and part of some Pac-Man gang. (keep looking, you'll see it)
I just don't get it.
TheWrathofShane
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
an 8/4 for 8 would be weak.
DarthParallax
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Keep in mind some things:
1. This creature is from Legends originally. The sets before Legends are: Limited Edition, Unlimited Edition, Arabian NightsRevised Edition, Antiquities, Revised Edition. ----Reduce the Reprints and you are left with Alpha, Arabian Nights, and Antiquities. 2. This creature was *definitely* printed beforePolar Kraken saw the light of day, and Polar Kraken in its day was....maybe never directly considered playable by "real" players (Spikes) but it broke a lot of Timmy records! 3. If this creature attacks and your opponent controls an Elder Dragon Legend other than Arcades Sabboth, the dragon will die if it blocks.
Points 1-4 show that being 8 power is quite impressive even if 4 toughness is not as good as, say, Shivan Dragon 4. Artifact creatures made up a higher PERCENT of playable creatures than they do today because of Antiquities, so the drawback was weaker.
It's completely unjustified to say, for example "this card is made obsolete in literally 15 distinct ways by Sun Titan therefore I give it 0/5."
5. Even THOUGH it is STILL true to say "this card seems weak even compared to it's day-- not impressive enough for tournament play" STILL it matters that when you compare it to the Elder Dragon Legends, this would have made a perfectly justifiable Preconstructed Starter Deck Rare. Something to that WOULD have pleased the Casual Timmies back in the day, not meant for 'Hardcore Gamers'.
Total Card Score: 2.5/5 (It's still more defensive than offensive, and Serra Angel is too good to ignore for defense.)
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The image shows legionnaire built up like a fall out shelter with all his armor, yet his toughness is only 4. What?
And apparently he's from Ohio and part of some Pac-Man gang. (keep looking, you'll see it)
I just don't get it.
1. This creature is from Legends originally.
The sets before Legends are: Limited Edition, Unlimited Edition, Arabian Nights Revised Edition, Antiquities, Revised Edition.
----Reduce the Reprints and you are left with Alpha, Arabian Nights, and Antiquities.
2. This creature was *definitely* printed before Polar Kraken saw the light of day, and Polar Kraken in its day was....maybe never directly considered playable by "real" players (Spikes) but it broke a lot of Timmy records!
3. If this creature attacks and your opponent controls an Elder Dragon Legend other than Arcades Sabboth, the dragon will die if it blocks.
Points 1-4 show that being 8 power is quite impressive even if 4 toughness is not as good as, say, Shivan Dragon
4. Artifact creatures made up a higher PERCENT of playable creatures than they do today because of Antiquities, so the drawback was weaker.
It's completely unjustified to say, for example "this card is made obsolete in literally 15 distinct ways by Sun Titan therefore I give it 0/5."
5. Even THOUGH it is STILL true to say "this card seems weak even compared to it's day-- not impressive enough for tournament play" STILL it matters that when you compare it to the Elder Dragon Legends, this would have made a perfectly justifiable Preconstructed Starter Deck Rare. Something to that WOULD have pleased the Casual Timmies back in the day, not meant for 'Hardcore Gamers'.
Total Card Score: 2.5/5 (It's still more defensive than offensive, and Serra Angel is too good to ignore for defense.)