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I gave this card a 2 because it doesn't really need to be rare. If it had 2/2 then I'd say rare. but 2/1 for a 2B is just, Uncommon.

WOTC must sh1t blue cause this is nothing but a turd

@John: 2/1 or 2/2 is pretty irrelevant on this guy. It's rare because it is (or was) a win condition for blue decks. A cheap creature with evasion that is about impossible to kill, and that can block larger creatures all day long without dying.

can it stop cratures even with trample?

"can it stop cratures even with trample?"
-alexkano

No, if you're using the ability in response to blockers, the blocked trample creature will still do its full power in damage to defending player.

This is just a mediocre card now, It at least used to be combat tricks prior to the rules change.

not strong enough for a rare imo

It's Storm Crow with Transmutation and an expensive self-Unsummon ability built in. And in the same core set as Storm Crow. But this was rare.

WotC does move in mysterious ways.

How bout Lantern Spirit?

This used to be much better when combat damage stacked.

This was a powerhouse back in the day. You newbies and your static combat damage. Back when combat damage used the stack, you could bounce this in response to combat damage to save it while still dealing two damage to whatever it was fighting. Pair that with Counterspell and the other powerful cards of the day, blue didn't really need anything else:
Your opponent has Serra Angel? Fine, block with two of these, bounce them in response to combat damage and the Angel dies while these survive. That is, if you didn't counter the Angel in the first place.