5/5's for 4 are insane in limited, and this will be that most of the time w/upside in the token-heavy builds. As for constructed, I don't know, I'm not really feeling it. I don't think it's as much of a long shot as some seem to think, i.e. giving it evasion is not the issue. We have plenty of great ways to do that in standard (rancor/ghor-clan rampager/selesnya charm/ajani and many more). It's not the casting cost either. People said craterhoof wouldn't see play (though I said those people were crazy) because it was 8-mana. The main issue is that to get this bird to work, you need to have multiple combo pieces in a single turn.
Craterhoof you setup over multiple turns. First you dump him in the yard, get some tokens out, then you just have cast unburial rites. With this guy, you have to get him out, have him live for a turn, and then when you're ready to kill, you have to have a token spell AND evasion spell ready to go. The best of these is rancor because it gives you trample for 1-mana and is just a good card in general.
Ajani is interesting because he can come out the turn before playing this guy and make him a 3/3 to at least avoid pillar, and then you basically only need to lay down 2 tokens (18 dmg but that will generally be enough in a deck w/mana elves, lingering souls, and gavony township). However Ajani is a narrow card. Usually, you're likely going to have to grow him and give him evasion in the same turn, and you'll only have 5 mana to do it. That's too much setup in a single turn, it makes the combo less resilient and prone to huge blowouts from disruption. If there was a card that, all by itself, made tokens and tapped down your opponent's guys (or gave evasion in some form) he'd have a chance, but none come to mind.
Moas, in the real world, are from New Zealand and that makes this card instantly cool. As to whether it's good, that's tricky.
In Constructed, this isn't good or good enough. There's many cards required for much to happen and that has to happen reliably enough.
In Limited, however, this card can be played and it's good.
Of course this card requires other cards (creatures entering play) but it always feels like it needs more than that, like things to remove blockers or something to confer evasion. You could probably say that it's those cards that are pivotal to your victory and not the Moa.
I guess this shouts '[potential] Limited bomb' or call for a chump blocker pretty loudly but it also seems too much like too many eggs in one basket.
Moas, in the real world, are from New Zealand and that makes this card instantly cool. As to whether it's good, that's tricky.
In Constructed, this isn't good or good enough. There's many cards required for much to happen and that has to happen reliably enough.
In Limited, however, this card can be played. Again, other cards have to be there too; you could say that it's those cards are pivotal to your victory and not the Moa. I guess this shouts '[potential] Limited bomb' or call for a chump blocker pretty loudly.
That's pretty accurate. I played with him in prerelease and he was VERY underwhelming. Every time he hit the table, I wanted him to be something else.
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WC, "Here you go lil guy! Been craftin' em all week!"
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Craterhoof you setup over multiple turns. First you dump him in the yard, get some tokens out, then you just have cast unburial rites. With this guy, you have to get him out, have him live for a turn, and then when you're ready to kill, you have to have a token spell AND evasion spell ready to go. The best of these is rancor because it gives you trample for 1-mana and is just a good card in general.
Ajani is interesting because he can come out the turn before playing this guy and make him a 3/3 to at least avoid pillar, and then you basically only need to lay down 2 tokens (18 dmg but that will generally be enough in a deck w/mana elves, lingering souls, and gavony township). However Ajani is a narrow card. Usually, you're likely going to have to grow him and give him evasion in the same turn, and you'll only have 5 mana to do it. That's too much setup in a single turn, it makes the combo less resilient and prone to huge blowouts from disruption. If there was a card that, all by itself, made tokens and tapped down your opponent's guys (or gave evasion in some form) he'd have a chance, but none come to mind.
In Constructed, this isn't good or good enough. There's many cards required for much to happen and that has to happen reliably enough.
In Limited, however, this card can be played and it's good.
Of course this card requires other cards (creatures entering play) but it always feels like it needs more than that, like things to remove blockers or something to confer evasion. You could probably say that it's those cards that are pivotal to your victory and not the Moa.
I guess this shouts '[potential] Limited bomb' or call for a chump blocker pretty loudly but it also seems too much like too many eggs in one basket.
That's pretty accurate. I played with him in prerelease and he was VERY underwhelming. Every time he hit the table, I wanted him to be something else.
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Moa: "SQUAWK!!! Hey I need some wings yo! My evolutionary path sucks dude! I'm a 12ft animal, known for stomping on my food, and I dont even have trample man!!!"
WC, "Here you go lil guy! Been craftin' em all week!"