T: Tap target creature. Activate this ability only if a creature entered the battlefield under your control this turn.
"Make sure to have them keep you in sight."
Mechanically, isn't this a little weak? You basically need three creatures for this ability to be actually useful; the Decoy, a creature to enter the battlefield, and then a creature to attack to make use of the tapped blocker. This just seems much more difficult than it needs to be to activate on your opponent's turn, which is when you would want to most of the time in my experience.
Mechanically, isn't this a little weak? You basically need three creatures for this ability to be actually useful; the Decoy, a creature to enter the battlefield, and then a creature to attack to make use of the tapped blocker. This just seems much more difficult than it needs to be to activate on your opponent's turn, which is when you would want to most of the time in my experience.
Mechanically, isn't this a little weak? You basically need three creatures for this ability to be actually useful; the Decoy, a creature to enter the battlefield, and then a creature to attack to make use of the tapped blocker. This just seems much more difficult than it needs to be to activate on your opponent's turn, which is when you would want to most of the time in my experience.
Or just play a flash creature at their EOT.
But then that's yet another restriction you need to have in order to make this playable. Idk, cards that force you to bend over backwards to get a so-so effect are rarely any good. I just don't know why this card was so restrictive.
Literally the only thing exciting about this card is the triumphant return of Zebra Unicorn. Pretty bland and pretty weak card, unexciting even in Draft. Should at least have kept the Lifelink for that extra flavor.
Kind of disappointing it did not have Flanking, seeng it's a Zhalfirin. This will probably be fine if there's token generation of some sort at instant speed.
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Kind of disappointing it did not have Flanking, seeng it's a Zhalfirin. This will probably be fine if there's token generation of some sort at instant speed.
Right? They made a creature card with Zhalfirin in the title and didn't give it flanking. What a let down
Oh well, it's nice to see it referenced again aside from its Void.
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This is so bad. The point of this type of card is mostly used to tap a creature before it gets into combat. Wished we got the original one. Still like that it got a reference. The mighty Zebra Unicorn that can stop Eldrazis in their tracks
I get that the point is to make it much better for sneaking guys through on your turn and much worse for stopping attackers, but I think I’d rather have an explicit “only on your turn” clause than this
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T: Tap target creature. Activate this ability only if a creature entered the battlefield under your control this turn.
"Make sure to have them keep you in sight."
-Sidar Jabari
And cool callback to the Tempest days
Or just play a flash creature at their EOT.
But then that's yet another restriction you need to have in order to make this playable. Idk, cards that force you to bend over backwards to get a so-so effect are rarely any good. I just don't know why this card was so restrictive.
Currently focusing on Pre-Modern (Mono-Black Discard Control) and Modern (Azorious Control, Temur Rhinos).
Find me at the Wizard's Tower in Ottawa every second Saturday afternoons.
Right? They made a creature card with Zhalfirin in the title and didn't give it flanking. What a let down
Oh well, it's nice to see it referenced again aside from its Void.
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