This guy is classic. I'm slightly upset that
it's even part of a vote. He should be
automatically included in the set. He's quality,
but he's a different kind of quality. I also
think he doesn't stand a chance, because newer
players don't understand why he is good. They
are going to vote for what they know and
unfortunately, the don't know Ernham Djinn.
This guy's legacy speaks for itself. A 4/5 for
four
mana-- almost unheard of without a drawback. But
this guy DOES have a drawback, and it's a weird
one. But I guess it would really make you think.
If your opponent has a 2/4, say, and you give it
Forestwalk, you could make your opponent think
twice about blocking the Djinn with it. And
since Walls have been outmoded, you could always
just target that Souls of the Faultless or
whatnot. And with all these bouncelands, you
could get him into play without actually
controlling a Forest, making him a good splash
card. But still,Green is not the color of
big,drawback creatures.
Constructed- 3
Casual- 4
Limited- 2
Christine
Gerhardt
Ernham Djinn
The old
school beef of the Green variety. Erny has
had its place in the past, but its goodness
has been replaced with better green cards
for today's environments. But Erny should
still be considered for casual play as a low
cost "Get In There" monster. So you give
your opponent's crappy creature (how about a
birds?) forestwalk...no biggy. In casual,
you can splash Green for Ernham, and play
Signets or non basic lands that produce
green, eliminating Djinn's drawback.
In
limited, he's a very nice fat guy, and I'd
likely add him to my green build.
