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Ancient Silverback

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Ancient Silverback

Comments (21)

Volcre
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0) (21 votes)
This trash is a rare? Ok it's a pretty decent creature for 6 mana but it should have definitely been an uncommon...
fastpond
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0) (10 votes)
it doesn't look ancient to me! terrible art
MasterOfEtherium
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0) (18 votes)
What Are You Lame Noobs Talking About The Art Is Fantastic And This Card Is Great A Beatstick With The Cheapest Of Regenerating Costs
GruesomeGoo
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (12 votes)
Woah, MasterOfEtherium saying something INTELLIGENT?
Granted, it's all capitalized, but still, way to go Master!
DacenOctavio
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0) (3 votes)
Cudgel Troll gets +2/+2 and an awesome creature type.
NoobOfLore
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (6 votes)
...
Are you telling me that this gorilla could tear a dragon in half?
Even King Kong himself would have a tough time with that. I mean, I'm gauging him at around 5/5 at best. Probably closer to 4/4.
Paleopaladin
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0) (4 votes)
Volcre's comment makes me feel sad for how far this game has fallen.

Once upon a time, a card like this hitting the board would have brought oohs and ahs--a fatty regenerator that wasn't insanely overcosted or sporting some Arboroth or Lord of Tresserhorn-esque "grab-your-ankles-and-break-out-the-vaseline" type of drawback would have gotten a ton of respect.

Now, this would never see play outside of limited and is sitting in a box where I've put cards I don't ever see myself playing. Alas. :'-(

djflo
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0) (3 votes)
@Paleopaladin, dead right. Whenever my friend would drop this, the rest of us would go nuts figuring out how to beat it. Someone put Dark Banishing in their deck just for this guy. Good times.
Zoltantf
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
"Amy pretty gorilla."

This card is still a force. I love the older cards. It adds flavor to the game, and shows character. She may not be the best creature out there, but she still turns heads, and can keep em rolling...hehe. Saying she sucks, is like saying a classic Corvette sucks because its slower than the newest Ferrari. Look at the bigger picture people, smug players like Volcre, and play with what is fun. An after game conversation about loosing to this old school beater, would be more memorable than a game lost to a terra stomper.
SarpNasty
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is Green at it's purest. Playing against it is a pain because green has so many disenchantments to counter my Oblivion Rings. My friend has an old Green big creature deck and the only thing in it that I'm more worried about is Thorn Elemental

5/5.
Norrinthewary
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0) (2 votes)
Shivan Meteor, SPLAT! well that must have...WTF
OmTheOmnipotent
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Silverback is up!
Discoduck
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I run two in my sphinx ramp deck. It's much more fun to play than the win-moar Titans, and even better in a few ways. The regeneration is very much needed with all the removal that flies around a kitchen table. Combined with shrouded sphinxes and blue lockdown, it makes for a deck of very annoying and persistent fatties. And you can even get it black bordered and foil for like two bucks!

It's a solid, pretty, fun card, and better yet it doesn't make me feel dirty when I win with it.
Mr.Wimples
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Sad part is this card would need to have trample or be uncounterable to have that rare status in today's meta, maybe more. Regardless, still a solid card.
jphachy
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Urza's Destiny art is much better, still a very good card in my green deck. paired with some Rhox. ahh the classics
james2c19v
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
As cool as this card is, it's hard to find a place for it. Cudgel Troll works better as a cheap regenerating blocker, and Rhox works better as a regenerating attacker.
asskicker123456789
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Extremly Powerful creature, with only 1 in the regeneration cost!!!!
EGarrett01
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Mighty Joe Young got his own Magic card!
MattLynn
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Still smashes titans and can survive.
RiftenBlack
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Wow. In today's magic, this would be an uncommon.
Arachnos
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Noob: I think you may be underestimating King Kong.