For 5UU, this better win you the game. Good
news; it will win you the game. The "*/*"
usually implies an abusability, and the ability
to ice over all your permanents to make itself
an enormous flier means that this will usually
come into play as a 2/2, 3/3, or 4/4 in Limited
or an 8/8 or maybe 9/9 in constructed. Next
turn, it grows to a 6/6 or 7/7 in Limited or a
10/10 in Constructed. Keep in mind that this
thing FLIES. It will end the game in your favor
with 2 or 3 swings.
Constructed- 3.5
Casual- 4.5
Limited- 4
Christine
Gerhardt
Rimefeather Owl
HOT in constructed. You'll see this snowy flyer
show up at many high end constructed events
since Coldsnap hit. Pretty crazy in limited,
too. Definitely play Rimefeather if you have the
chance.
I have to admit I was a bit surprised to hear
that the Owl was actually seeing some serious
constructed play. Yes, it has the potential to
be a very, very large flyer. But it also has the
potential to get killed by any old Dark
Banishing your opponent happens to have in their
hand. It is, in many ways, like Cognivore from
Odyssey. Big, blue, flying and fragile.
Cognivore saw play but only as a part of an Oath
of Druids deck. The Owl is a very different
beast. The initial push for snowy decks in
standard may have been strong at first, but I
think eventually this will prove to be just
another junk rare, reminding us that snow used
to matter.
