If the flavour of a card has nothing to do with its mechanics why even give them names and flavour text?
Because if flavor ruled everything, it'd be next to impossible to design interesting cards. I think the flavor should follow the rules, not rules following flavor. It's better for the game, in my opinion.
I dont see tarmogoyf as a mistake. Green is supposed to have the best creatures. Now they have the most worthless creatures in standard. Green has been reduced to mana dorks. Tarmogoyf works in modern and he hasnt broken anything
The thing is, Tarmogoyf has never really been a good green creature. It's always been used in blue decks.
BPOD is a tough matchup because if they can ramp and get a turn 2 bpod, its hard to win unless I have an oblivion ring. Any other good artifact hate for solar flare?
As for copperhorn I am confused on how to use him. You can't untap til the combat phase so any mana left in your pool from the first main phase is gone. With village bell-ringer you can use all that mana for giant genesis waves or green suns (or even multiple ezuri overruns).
Attack with all your mana dorks, untap them, activate Ezuri a bunch.
2 Snapcaster Mage
2 Past in Flames
2 Burn at the Stake
4 Epic Experiment
Rituals/Ramp
4 Goblin Electromancer
4 Deranged Assistant
4 Battle Hymn
3 Infernal Plunge
4 Krenko's Command
4 Thatcher's Revolt
4 Goblin Rally
Lands
4 Steam Vents
4 Sulfur Falls
8 Mountain
7 Island
I think it looks pretty sweet. Make a bunch of tokens, cast rituals, epic experiment for a ton.
And the aggressive decks don't mind taking two to have an untapped land.
Because if flavor ruled everything, it'd be next to impossible to design interesting cards. I think the flavor should follow the rules, not rules following flavor. It's better for the game, in my opinion.
The thing is, Tarmogoyf has never really been a good green creature. It's always been used in blue decks.
Do you have any details for this?
I got more of an Olympic Soccer feel from it.
Stony Silence is underplayed against pod and equipment. It's great if your plan isn't Ratchet Bomb+Sun Titan recursion.
Attack with all your mana dorks, untap them, activate Ezuri a bunch.