Oliphaunt (Foil) (LTR)

Oliphaunt
Casting Cost: {5} {r}
Card type: Creature - Elephant
Power/Toughness: 6/4
Card Text:
Trample
Whenever Oliphaunt Attacks, Another Target Creature You Control Gets +2/0 and Gains Trample Until End of Turn.
Mountainincycling 1 (1, Discard this card: Search your library for a mountain card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Artist: John di Giovanni

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• High Power: A 6/4 Creature for 6 Mana with Trample is Already a Formidable Attacker.

• Buffing Ability: Enhances Another Creature's Attacking Power and Trample, Making Combat Math More Complicated for the Opponent.

• Mountain: Allows you to find a mountain from your deck, providing extra land fixing and a way to get value if the creature is not needed.

• Mana Intensive: At 6 mana, this card comes out relatively late and is vulnerable to removal before it can make an impact.

Deck Utility:

• AGGRO & MIDRAGE: Suits aggressive and midrange decks where a large creature with trample can close games.

• Mana Curve Topper: Good as one of the high-end cards in a red deck, offering both aggression and utility.

• Country-fixing: Useful in decks that have strict mountain requirements or that are multi-color and need to ensure their red source.

Oliphaunt sacrifices a solid package for a 6-mana creature, blending high power with team synergy. Its mountainincycling ability make it a flexible addition to red decks, ensuring that it's rarely a dead card in your hand. Useful for aggressive and midrange strategies alike, it's a card that sacrifices multiple paths to adding value in a game.