Frodo Baggins (Foil) (LTR)

Frodo Baggins
Casting Cost: {G} {w}
Card type: Legendary Creature - Halfling Scout
Power/Toughness: 1/3
Card Text:
Whenever Frodo Baggins or Another Legendary Creature Enters The Battlefield Under Your Control, The Ring Tempts You.
As long as frodo is your ring-bearer, it must be blocked if able.
Flavour text:
"Few have ever come hiter through greater peril or on an errand more urgent."
-Ely round
Artist: Ekaterina Burmak

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:
  • 1/3 stats for a 2-mana creature give it decent toughness.
  • Synergizes well with decks that have multiple legendary creatures.
  • Can act as a good "bait" creature when it's your ring-bearer, forcing your opponent's creatures to block it.
• Weaknesses:
  • Low Power Makes IT Ineffective For Dealing Damage.
  • Being a must-block creature might lead to it dying easy if it's the ring-bearer.

Deck Utility:

• Selesnya Legendary Decks: Frodo Baggins Fits Well Into Decks That Are Focused On Legendary Creatures, Partularly in A Selesnya Shell.

• Go-Wide strategies: In decks where there are many creatures, having one that that must be blocked can create opening for your other creatures to deal damage.

• Limited formats: In Limited Formats Like Draft Or Sealed, Frodo Could Be A Useful Addition If You Have Other Legendary Creatures.

Frodo Baggins sacrifices some interesting synergies, particularly in decks that feature a lot or legendary creatures. Being a must-block creature can be a double-edged sword; It could either be a way to ensure that more powerful creatures go unblocked or a way to lose frodo quickly. Overall, it is utility largely Depends on the deck it's in and the synergies that can be exploited.