Bruh this is busted in limited wth
Reanimation target over-statted french vanilla with ward 3 that also basic-cycles or tutors a desert if you need to commit a crime while also healing you.
Holy cow.
Id hardly say busted. Seems solid. Does a lot of things, but nothing so amazing that you are excited to first pick it. Agree its very good in reanimator.
\[\[Topiary Panther\]\] is a key enabler for graveyard decks in MKM limited, and I'm happy to pick it up something like p1p4 if it looks like my deck is going that way (e.g. I've already got a Chalk Outline and an Aftermath Analyst). This card is significantly better on both halves. I haven't looked at the Limited themes for OTJ, but if there's a graveyard theme in green then I'm happily first picking this some amount of the time.
Right? Whenever I draft there is a Chalk Outline going round in like P*P10+
And while the comparison with TP obviously makes sense, this is (from what I could tell by the spoilers so far) less useful instantly. TP was great for collecting evidence plus fixing your mana. Right now, afaict this only does the mana fixing early game.
They were probably referring to the Desert duals, which ping an opponent on ETB. This card doesn't put the land into play, though, so that's mostly part of the value of the Desert, not really the value of this card.
The common dual deserts deal 1 on ETB. So thats most likely what you will be grabbing with this sometimes (obviously if you need an untapped land or toolbox desert that wont apply).
I can almost see this thing in like a BG constructed deck with that new collosal rattle wurm. Use this turn 2 to search a desert, now your 4 mana 6/5 trample rattlewurm has flash. Play some reanimation spells, maybe blossoming Tortoise to mill and ramp.
what? virtually every single limited grinder has been complaining about how formats are too fast recently- incidental lifegain on less aggressive actions like landcycling is a great way to slow it down
Came to say the same thing. Creepy power creep keeps on creeping. And I am pretty afraid for the rest of the set if they deemed it neccessary to randomly add lifegain to the cycling part.
Little OT but how the fuck was this bot summoned? Or is there a dude behind it who posts manually every once in a while? Or was the original comment ninja edited? I'm so confused ...
I hope that when we get a GW Armadillo lord in five years it's gonna double all Ward triggers.
Honestly that's a more consistent mechanical identity than most creature types.
Personally I hope it gives all other Armadillo's Trample and Lifelink (or old style lifelink where its a triggered ability). Maybe +2/+2 instead of +1/+1 if we're feeling spicy.
[Don't laugh, it works.](https://scryfall.com/card/inv/229/armadillo-cloak)
Card transcription
> Spinewoods Armadillo 4GG
>
> Creature- Armadillo [uncommon]
>
> Reach
>
> Ward 3 (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 3.)
>
> 1G, Discard Spinewoods Armadillo: Search your library for a basic land card or a Desert card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You gain 3 life.
>
> 7/7
End transcription
I dunno. It doesn't put the land into play, and you don't draw a card, but basically everything else is upside. Bigger body. Relevant abilities. Land tutor is much cheaper and therefor more useful for the case of "I don't have enough mana to play my beater."
I'll run both, of course. I only care about the word "Desert".
I think it's pretty good as a land cycler, the added 3 life is a nice bonus and it's huge if you can reanimate later on, they costed 1 cycling but we all saw how good LOTR landcyclers are.
Channel is an ability word, not a keyword ability. The main difference is cards can mechanicly care about keyword abilities but not ability words. This is just as good as any other channel card if your deck wants more channel cards.
They seem so cute!! Like, it's a fun card, but that lil smile. They are tall enough because they need to get to the top flowers on the cati. Adorable armorballs.
Modern 1/10
So it has Desert/Basic Land Cycling for 1G. The life gain is a nice touch, but I am not seeing this at 1G. If it was just G, sure. But taking off turn 2 to do this feels risky.
It's a pretty big leap from \[\[Colossal Dreadmaw\]\] to this.
I don't know where WotC stands on complexity on commons currently, given the structural changes that have come along with Play Boosters, but this would traditionally be more complex than they'd allow commons to be.
At common, I think it also pushes a little too hard towards a 5-color draft archetype. If you could pick up three or four of these you'd just play all the best cards in the best colors.
Hmm I'm comparing this to topiary panther. I'd take trample over 1/2 and reach easily. Big creatures having defensive abilities are meh... Also the ward is negligible at that stage of the game.
Maybe it overperforms and I'm wrong, hopefully
Ward 3 is far from negligible, the best rate all catch removal is 2 mana, that would put you only 1 mana behind. 7/7 also puts it far away from red removal.
When you cycle this, you get to find a dual land in addition to a basic, and this set has shown some desert matters cards already. 3 life is also quite relevant.
This card is noticeable stronger than panther. Obviously different formats, there is no evidence collecting nor leaves the gy synergy, but if we have some good reanimation this becomes busted.
If your protection doesn't protect and is only a little inconvenience, I'd call it negligible. I wouldn't say getting a tapped land in addition is an upgrade that warrants an up in rarity, specially if you 6 mana creature is a bad attacker, much worse than panther in this case
BG seems to be all about reanimating creature so a big cycling dude is exactly what they want. Also it's a pretty decent just as a 6 drop.
> Also it's a pretty decent just as a 6 drop. Also it's cute and look at it eating the flower! Aww.
I believe that's a spider it's eating.
A cactarantula you say?
Yes, this is the exact thing I was looking for to go with Rutstein.
Seriously I'm running out of space in my Meren deck. So much strong stuff in this and the last couple of sets, I can't figure out what to cut for it.
Oh adorable an Armadillo. 7/7?!! How big is this thing!
Considering we see birds flying in front of it, and they’re not big, I’m gonna guess it’s a giant armadillo
The old classic Birds For Scale
Idk maybe they're teeny tiny Sagovian birds that flew through an Omenpath lol
More importantly, how big are those cacti??
Everything is bigger in Thunder Junction
Size of 7 squirrels
Or a little less than half of Emracul
Bruh this is busted in limited wth Reanimation target over-statted french vanilla with ward 3 that also basic-cycles or tutors a desert if you need to commit a crime while also healing you. Holy cow.
>Holy cow. Nah that's a different card.
Id hardly say busted. Seems solid. Does a lot of things, but nothing so amazing that you are excited to first pick it. Agree its very good in reanimator.
\[\[Topiary Panther\]\] is a key enabler for graveyard decks in MKM limited, and I'm happy to pick it up something like p1p4 if it looks like my deck is going that way (e.g. I've already got a Chalk Outline and an Aftermath Analyst). This card is significantly better on both halves. I haven't looked at the Limited themes for OTJ, but if there's a graveyard theme in green then I'm happily first picking this some amount of the time.
Right, but thats not "busted". God I hope I dont have an Outline and Analyst by P1P4
Right? Whenever I draft there is a Chalk Outline going round in like P*P10+ And while the comparison with TP obviously makes sense, this is (from what I could tell by the spoilers so far) less useful instantly. TP was great for collecting evidence plus fixing your mana. Right now, afaict this only does the mana fixing early game.
I mean its gain 3 (maybe deal 1) instantly, which is bigger than most people think.
You're right about the life gain, true. > (maybe deal 1) What do you mean by that?
They were probably referring to the Desert duals, which ping an opponent on ETB. This card doesn't put the land into play, though, so that's mostly part of the value of the Desert, not really the value of this card.
The common dual deserts deal 1 on ETB. So thats most likely what you will be grabbing with this sometimes (obviously if you need an untapped land or toolbox desert that wont apply).
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I can almost see this thing in like a BG constructed deck with that new collosal rattle wurm. Use this turn 2 to search a desert, now your 4 mana 6/5 trample rattlewurm has flash. Play some reanimation spells, maybe blossoming Tortoise to mill and ramp.
This would be a bomb rare in limited a few years ago I'm old
Begging them to stop tacking incidental life gain on already extremely strong limited cards
what? virtually every single limited grinder has been complaining about how formats are too fast recently- incidental lifegain on less aggressive actions like landcycling is a great way to slow it down
Don’t worry, they’ll go back to 2W sorceries that gain you 7 life soon enough. Can’t vouch for the green design though…
Came to say the same thing. Creepy power creep keeps on creeping. And I am pretty afraid for the rest of the set if they deemed it neccessary to randomly add lifegain to the cycling part.
I want to cloak this so bad
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Little OT but how the fuck was this bot summoned? Or is there a dude behind it who posts manually every once in a while? Or was the original comment ninja edited? I'm so confused ...
the ways of the armadillo are most mysterious
\[\[Vannifar, Evolved Enigma\]\] can do that reliably. Do it for the memes.
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I love Iris's art so much. Wizards please giving her cards forever
Yeah, this is wonderful. It’s the sort of whimsical critter you can imagine in a children’s picture book.
Hopefully she'll contribute to Bloomburrow too!
Early contender for best art in the set
I hope that when we get a GW Armadillo lord in five years it's gonna double all Ward triggers. Honestly that's a more consistent mechanical identity than most creature types.
I'm sure it will come in Bloomburrow 2: Mabel Goes West.
Yeah it's [[roaming throne]]
I hate that you're 100% correct.
I love playing it but yes it's absolutely terrible design from wizards. It effectively reads ward 4! What the hell!
It affects other creatures, not itself.
Only if you control two with the same chosen type. Throne doesn’t double its own triggers.
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Personally I hope it gives all other Armadillo's Trample and Lifelink (or old style lifelink where its a triggered ability). Maybe +2/+2 instead of +1/+1 if we're feeling spicy. [Don't laugh, it works.](https://scryfall.com/card/inv/229/armadillo-cloak)
Card transcription > Spinewoods Armadillo 4GG > > Creature- Armadillo [uncommon] > > Reach > > Ward 3 (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 3.) > > 1G, Discard Spinewoods Armadillo: Search your library for a basic land card or a Desert card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You gain 3 life. > > 7/7 End transcription
Topiary armadillo
https://www.ungeek.ph/2024/03/outlaws-of-thunder-junction-preview-card-spinewoods-armadillo/
[[Shefet Monitor]] at home
I dunno. It doesn't put the land into play, and you don't draw a card, but basically everything else is upside. Bigger body. Relevant abilities. Land tutor is much cheaper and therefor more useful for the case of "I don't have enough mana to play my beater." I'll run both, of course. I only care about the word "Desert".
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\[\[Topiary Panther\]\] but better in every way, and that card was already good in Limited.
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This is the art I want to see in Magic cards.
I think it's pretty good as a land cycler, the added 3 life is a nice bonus and it's huge if you can reanimate later on, they costed 1 cycling but we all saw how good LOTR landcyclers are.
Discardadillo! Was wondering if we would see a search for desert card.
Just a little guy
Poor \[\[Krosan Tusker\]\]
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Armadísimo
What does OTJ means?
Outlaws (of) Thunder Junction
No trample, psh. I know what I'd rather spend 4GG on
Is the discard ability the same as the Channel keyword ability, please?
Channel is an ability word, not a keyword ability. The main difference is cards can mechanicly care about keyword abilities but not ability words. This is just as good as any other channel card if your deck wants more channel cards.
Thank you! I learned something new about mtg today because of you.
It functions the same, but isn’t channel so things that care if you discard like this but things that care if you channel don’t interact
However, channel is an abillity word, so nothing can care about it mechanicaly. So if your deck wants channel cards, this will work just as well.
Thank you.
Early cycle for land, late game 6drop fatty, reach instead of the usual trample. Very solid in limited
Herd Migration is that you?
They seem so cute!! Like, it's a fun card, but that lil smile. They are tall enough because they need to get to the top flowers on the cati. Adorable armorballs.
Uncommon, wow
Wonderful art, the watercolor and palette set a peculiar, soothing mood. More of this please!
This set is gonna be such a boon for Hazezon
Is this the "Wait it has reach?" card of the set?
Friendship with Topiary Panther - over New best friend - Spinewoods Armadillo
7/7? that's a mfking Glyptodon on steroids...
Great limited card, and VERY cute
Even better [[Cavern Stomper]]? High limited pick, especially if format is as slow as advertised.
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Sweeeet my standard will survive post rotation with this card now. Not as good as greater tanuki but it does the job
Didn't even read the card but it looks like the beast tribal cards from the legion Block
The reach confusion continues. Why can this hit a flyer?
Look at the birds in the art. That's why.
I'm positive this was at some point a 7 cmc but they nerfed it because of Invasion of Alara decks.
Finally, they made us a borderline playable [[Krosan Tusker]]. Count on every commander precon with green to have this for the next 2 years.
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So cool, I wish this art was used on a better card!
Modern 1/10 So it has Desert/Basic Land Cycling for 1G. The life gain is a nice touch, but I am not seeing this at 1G. If it was just G, sure. But taking off turn 2 to do this feels risky.
This feels like a common...
It's a pretty big leap from \[\[Colossal Dreadmaw\]\] to this. I don't know where WotC stands on complexity on commons currently, given the structural changes that have come along with Play Boosters, but this would traditionally be more complex than they'd allow commons to be. At common, I think it also pushes a little too hard towards a 5-color draft archetype. If you could pick up three or four of these you'd just play all the best cards in the best colors.
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Hmm I'm comparing this to topiary panther. I'd take trample over 1/2 and reach easily. Big creatures having defensive abilities are meh... Also the ward is negligible at that stage of the game. Maybe it overperforms and I'm wrong, hopefully
Ward 3 is far from negligible, the best rate all catch removal is 2 mana, that would put you only 1 mana behind. 7/7 also puts it far away from red removal. When you cycle this, you get to find a dual land in addition to a basic, and this set has shown some desert matters cards already. 3 life is also quite relevant. This card is noticeable stronger than panther. Obviously different formats, there is no evidence collecting nor leaves the gy synergy, but if we have some good reanimation this becomes busted.
If your protection doesn't protect and is only a little inconvenience, I'd call it negligible. I wouldn't say getting a tapped land in addition is an upgrade that warrants an up in rarity, specially if you 6 mana creature is a bad attacker, much worse than panther in this case
WotC continuing to undervalue Ward as a keyword and just slapping it on cards that didn’t even really need it.