Three colors? Well, it is three mana for a
creature with 5 toughness, and effectively 5
power. If you can handle building the mana base,
sure, but it can be tricky. In Limited, you
almost certanly can't get enough mana fixers or
enough high-toughness creatures to make him
worth adding, but in Constructed, there's an
archetype to be built here. Treefolk Harbinger
has a place in it as well.
Constructed- 3.8
Casual- 4.3
Limited- 2.5
David Fanany
Player since
1995
Doran, the
Siege Tower
This card got an awful lot of attention when
Lorwyn was released, being "essentially" a 5/5
for three mana. That's what Phyrexian Negator
was, right? Well . . . not quite. Doran is three
colors, which is not as easy in the context of
Lorwyn as it was in the context of Ravnica, and
his ability doesn't do quite as much as some
people had been hoping. Many have tried to
combine him with cards like Ohran Viper, which
are good anyway without him, and he also doesn't
work so well with flavor of the season Loxodon
Warhammer as it won't increase the damage dealt
by the equipped creature. (A 5/5 lifelink
creature isn't so bad, but at the risk of
spreading truisms, an 8/5 lifelink creature
would be better.)
Treefolk are pretty strong in limited, so if you
get a Shimmering Grotto or two, I would say go
for it. Just watch out for opposing Black Poplar
Shamans and Oakgnarl Warriors.
Constructed: 2/5
Casual: 4/5
Limited: 3/5
Necro
nomikron
MTG Rules Advisor
Doran, the
Siege Tower:
Did anyone else see what is effectively a 5/5
for BGW? He can backfire somewhat, but, he's
still worth a second look. With Ravnica out of
sight, he may not be worth running, but, I think
he's worth a shot. His casting cost will be hard
to handle on third turn, however. I wouldn't try
too hard in limited or casual, the landbase just
won't be there.
Constructed: 4/5
Casual: 2/5
Limited: 2/5
PsychoAnime
#1
Magic Noob in Canada since 2002
Doran the Siege
Tower
A lot of people have been calling this a 5/5 for
3 mana, and it's true. It doesn't have evasion
so it's usually combined with Griffin Guide, but
it is black with high toughness so it's pretty
hard to kill. It's like a burn sponge and a
black removal repellent. Probably only white has
an answer to this coming out on turn 2 with Crib
Swab or Oblivion Ring. It's still at least a 1
for 1 trade with a potential for tons of card
and life advantage. Good card.
In casual, such a big creature is irresistable,
but loses power in multiplayer when multiple
Wrath of Gods are coming down.
In limited, it's hard to bring this out early
but still pretty huge when it comes out later.
It's 3 colors though so it's a bit hard to play.
