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Elves of Deep Shadow

Multiverse ID: 83833

Elves of Deep Shadow

Comments (15)

Elysiume
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.8/5.0) (7 votes)
Hey, it's like Llanowar Elves, but way worse. It could have easily been get BB and take 2 damage or something interesting and not just a nerfed Elves.
iandustrial
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5.0) (9 votes)
strictly worse than the Dark version
psyklone
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0) (7 votes)
This is whats wrong with art now. Too little detail.
The dark version actually looked real. Something rarely seen in MTG.
OutlawD1
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0) (6 votes)
This allows you to more easily splash black, something Llanowar can't do.
Talcos
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (3 votes)
I like how they were able to take the card and make it fit the flavor of Ravnica.
SolidSoldier
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (3 votes)
@Elysiume: You are totally missing the point of the card.

@OutlawD1: You hit this card's purpose right on the head.

As for the art, both kinds are cool in their own way.
thegatekeeper
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (1 vote)
i would love 3 of these even though you take damage for it they add black mana
Hayw00d0909
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (6 votes)
I prefer this art. More modern.

And yeah, this card is great.
Frozenwings
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Awesome artwork and great flavour
Aronomizer
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0) (4 votes)
Whoa, put a bra on
DarthParallax
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
flavorful? maybe. but it loses 3 whole stars for not looking like BELLATRIX FREAKING LESTRANGE.

So, 2 stars for the Ravnica version, 5 stars for The Dark's version, 2 + 5 = 7, divided by 2 = 3.5.


3.5 is about right for Elves of Deep Shadow, because it DOES pain you on a tap ability, and if you want to pain for multicolor, Fetchlands and Ravnica Lands are one-shot pains, rather than tapping for pain.

3.5 is still better than a lot of cards, and green/black is such a delicious color combination. More than 'playable', this is a Good Card. :)
Gabriel422
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This was played a lot because of Hypnotic Specter appearing in 9th.
T1: Forest, this
T2: Swamp, Hyppie

Llanowar Elves would have a hard time replicating this, unless your first land is an Overgrown Tomb.
syrazemyla
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (1 vote)
Now this is the version that looks like my ex-girlfriend.
DrJack
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (1 vote)
Minus Infinity for the generic crappy art replacement. But I'll bet this one looks more like all of your ex-girlfriends than the hot gothic chick.
sincleanser
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Avacyn's Pilgrim really kind of kicked this girls ass, though, black definitely has some history with green...