I didnt doubt that it would be fun, but I had assumed it wouldnt impact the game much, and would instead be a bridge between the phenomenal Shimmering Skies set and whatever comes next
But sometimes you don't need the mana right away, and you'd rather get some sort of bonus from the land you grab
There are also creature-lands like Lair of the Hydra that have an activated ability that animates them into creatures, and some planeswalkers, including Gideon-type walkers like Gideon, Ally of Zendikar and Kaito, Bane of Nightmares, that have activated abilities or triggered abilities that let them become creatures
Because blue isnt meant to have access to removal, and thats essentially what this is
This ability does set the stats of the resurrected Pirate to 4/4, which may weaken some of the bigger targets, but for the most part, this is actually a positive, turning your aggressive early Pirates into legitimate threats later in the game
Thu, Aug 06, 11:00am - 1:30pm Blue Diamond Library Need something to do this summer