5.0: First pick no matter what. I will always play this card. 4.5: Splashable and first pick worthy. 4.0: First pick pack 1. 3.5: Early pick though not always a first pick. 3.0: Solid early/mid pick. 2.5: Solid pick in color. 2.0: Should generally make the deck if in this color. 1.5: Decent filler. 1.0: 23rd card if you have to. 0.5: This card will sometimes be sideboarded in. 0.0: I will never put this card into my deck (main deck or after sideboarding).
Was not impressed until someone played him with Kiora's Follower. Then I peed my pants a little. I think he's pretty decent although I wouldn't first pick him.... although TRAMPLE hydras are pretty dang good. If he has a big buddy it really puts them in a bind.
3.0 maybe 3.5 for trampling. There are lots of mediocre BNG packs where this is a first pick, I think.
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I get that this is a limited assessment, but I just really have run into 2- or 3- (or more!) for 1 card disadvantage too many times with cards like this to ever seriously consider it, unless I just want to run it as an ogre. a 2/2 for 3 isn't earth shatteringly terrible if you need an in color creature (and who doesn't?) but I will never evaluate it as anything else, unless I need a sac outlet (or already have the aforementioned gift handy.)
It's essentially a combo piece without enough support. If you have the Conscriptor, it wins games. Otherwise, it probably does nothing. I'll give it 2.0 because it scares Zen
Well, when your decks suck and you end up chump blocking a lot this looks like all grey ogre with upside. Bleah. More seriously - it's interesting in that it's terrible if you are ahead but good if you are behind. That's not normal.
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I've played this card once and was pretty unimpressed with it. There is too much risk of a blowout and the fact he has to tap to do anything makes it far from a trick. If this was just "Sacrifice a creature" then it would be much, much stronger.
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