@jsttu I dont' feel the downside is "well-hidden", it's pretty obvious...this card isn't an auto-include in any green deck, it's something you build a deck around. use Lanowar Elves Birds of Paradise and other mana producing greed one drops along with the already stated Living Weapon guys, and ramp to him. Every guy you draw after he's out is a 6/6 for one. limited appeal, and will lose to most control decks, but a potential turn 3 6/6 in standard is pretty scary...especially when he foreshadows more, cheaper 6/6's.
Posted By:
Telltalereaper
(9/25/2011 6:50:30 AM)
Keep in mind that even if someone kills this one, every creature you played to be a copy still force other creatures to be copys as well. Could be helpful, could be a huge problem.
Also, as others have pointed out, these copys become very vulnerable to some of the cards printed in this set. So you better run something to counter those spells.
And everyone saying "Evil twin!" Yea, they can kill your creatures easily, but they just put them selves in the same position your in. everything enters as a copy of this and they had better hope you dont have any thing to kill mass creatures too. or take it from them.
Posted By:
Nayban
(9/25/2011 12:32:43 PM)
Awakening Zone.......I now pronouce you husband and wife. :)
Posted By:
guitargamer79
(9/25/2011 11:51:19 PM)
At the prerelease I got Parallel Lives and Gutter Grime. I pulled Essence of the Wild from a prize pack and also bought the Trample Civilization Underfoot Archenemy deck that day. That deck had a light token theme. It now has a very very heavy token theme.
Posted By:
Wraique
(9/25/2011 11:56:37 PM)
COmboes with Tombstone Stairwell.
Posted By:
BuffJittePLZ
(9/26/2011 6:23:28 AM)
ELEMENTAL MASTERY, INTRUDER ALARM, PARALLEL LIVES
Posted By:
iwitch
(10/7/2011 12:37:05 PM)
Gutter Grime + Essence + Parallel Lives.
Shenanigans.
Posted By:
BFCHerald
(10/10/2011 10:44:24 AM)
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Precursor Golem because if im reading everything correctly it and the tokens will become 6/6's with no draw back. With playing green you can rap your mana fast. Its not standard deck but it could be very fun. Throw an Overrun and its a minimum of 4 9/9's with trample
Posted By:
Bass1987
(10/10/2011 1:02:19 PM)
Batterskull anyone? 12/12 lifelink vigilance that keeps coming back. sounds good to me.
Posted By:
pjlizard
(10/10/2011 4:53:21 PM)
I have to agree that the flavor of this card is a bit off, but it is an awesome build-around card.
If you want to play with this card, don't try to get too cute. Just try to build your deck in a way that you can reliantly put out one copy of him, when he comes into play. So use cheap accelerators like Birds of Paradise, Avacyn's Pilgrim and Llanowar Elves. Also, you need a plan B - for example Gavony Township.
Fun story: The other day, I had an Essence of the Wild and a Birds of Paradise, that was copying it, out and I played a Memnite. In response, my opponent Beast Within both my Essences. He didn't realize that it doesn't work the way he wants :D.
Posted By:
Antares2
(10/11/2011 7:33:53 AM)