A green deck usually always has several creatures out, if not hundreds. (I don't want to brag, but I've done that before.) So, Emperor Crocodile is safe.
Probably the most effiecient way to get a 5/5 for four mana.
KrosanGardener
★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5.0)(5 votes)
I would tend to disagree. If you are playing against a deck with any sort of plan to deal with creatures, you often have only one or two creatures out. I would not want to be in a situation where, for example, I powered this guy into play with a Llanowar Elves and ended up losing both creatures to a Scar or Shock.
Helianthus
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(4 votes)
Art is great, but mechanical flavour is questionable. Does daddy Cro die out of sorrow for his little buddies?
As for playability... 5/5 for four is trully appealing for good old beatdown. But it makes the deck more vulnerable to removal. With the inherit weak spot of beatdown it's like making bad worse. Too much of a gamble for my taste.
In mono G and even in two-color decks it's cousin Imperiosaur looks like a safer choise. And a little easier to get.
blindthrall
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(4 votes)
I hate his huge overbite. And is he about to eat a llamataur? I'm disappointed this and Sandbar Crocodile are the only two giant crocs in magic, unless you count Viashinos.
Omenchild
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
why is this rated less than imperiosaur?
GruesomeGoo
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(10 votes)
CRIKEY!
PlayerGreen
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
I like the idea of this card. An emperor, is not an emperor without subjects, so when this guy has no subjects, he's no longer the EMPEROR Crocodile.
Eved
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
So if someone uses Wrath of God to kill all my tokens then I have to sac... wait, nevermind, shut up Eved.
Great beater for token decks.
niallcmurray86
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Good card, I mean how hard is it to keep a creature out with green?
Stray_Dog
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Killer croc :)
MasterOfEtherium
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
KILLER CROC.
Beastlygreen
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I got this in my first ever deck (the Ninth edition green deck), and I had no clue why anyone would ever play something as stupid as that card. I immediately replaced it with Imperiosaurs. I've never been disappointed. This is a disappointing card for me, and shouldn't be in any core set.
howlgest
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Steve Earlwen is gonna have his hands full
Alsebra
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Comparing this to the Imperiosaur isn't exactly fair...the Imperiosaur requires mana only from basic lands, but green is really good at finding mana from other sources.
orisiti
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Alsebra~ Green is even more excellent at finding basic lands.
LordRandomness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If all your other creatures go away he gets depressed and kills himself. That's so sad...; _ ;
Quotations
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
that drawback is more or less a suggestion to green "don't play control, or do, i dare you"
Comments (18)
Probably the most effiecient way to get a 5/5 for four mana.
As for playability... 5/5 for four is trully appealing for good old beatdown. But it makes the deck more vulnerable to removal. With the inherit weak spot of beatdown it's like making bad worse. Too much of a gamble for my taste.
In mono G and even in two-color decks it's cousin Imperiosaur looks like a safer choise. And a little easier to get.
Great beater for token decks.
Green is even more excellent at finding basic lands.
"don't play control, or do, i dare you"