Topiary Stomper
Casting Cost: {1}{G}{G}
Card Type: Creature - Plant Dinosaur
Power/Toughness: 4/4
Card Text:
- Vigilance
- When Topiary Stomper enters the battlefield, search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
- Topiary Stomper can't attack or block unless you control seven or more lands.
Artist: Anato Finnstark
Strengths:
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Efficient Stats: With a 4/4 body for 3 mana, this creature is cost-effective in terms of raw stats.
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Mana Ramp: The ability to search for a basic land card when entering the battlefield helps accelerate your mana.
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Vigilance: Allows it to stay untapped after attacking, which can be useful for blocking.
Weaknesses:
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Conditional Attacking/Blocking: It can't attack or block unless you have seven or more lands, making it potentially useless in the early and mid-game.
Deck Considerations:
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Ramp Decks: This card could be a strong inclusion in a ramp strategy, especially given its ability to fetch a basic land.
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Control Decks: Could be a good fit in a control deck that aims to reach a high land count and needs blockers.
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Synergy with Landfall: Since it brings a land onto the battlefield, it works well with cards that have Landfall abilities.
Flavor and Art:
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Art: Anato Finnstark likely conveys the grandeur and naturalistic aspects of this Plant Dinosaur through the art.
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Lore: Given its name and abilities, this creature is likely a living, moving piece of topiary art, perhaps from a magical garden.
Overall Impression:
Topiary Stomper is a card that offers a lot of raw power for its cost, but it comes with a significant drawback. If you can navigate around its limitations, or are playing a deck that naturally does so, it could be a very strong card.