It's the white Kird Ape! I honestly believe that
this card will revitalize GW aggro in standard,
and Naya-colored aggro in Extended (although
Extended already has a Zoo variant in those
colors). Of course Standard doesn't have any
dual lands with land types, so it'll never be a
2/3 on turn one, but in Standard, does that
matter?
There are people who are going to tell you
this card is only good where you can play Temple
Garden. They are the same people who tell you
that Lightning Bolt is worth playing just about
everywhere. They are probably the same people
who are going to be surprised when someone plays
a basic Forest on their second turn and attacks
fearlessly past creatures like Kor
Firewalker,Silver Knight, and Paladin en-Vec,
who don't fear the Lion's Arabian Nights
ancestor but can't do a thing about the new kid
in town. Don't be one of those people.
Welcome back
readers today’s card of the day is a color
shifted Kird Ape from Worldwake, Loam Lion. With
the upcoming rotation of ninth edition Kird Ape
needed an understudy and Loam Lion fits the role
perfectly. With identical stats to Kird Ape but
being white, Loam Lion gets +1/+2 if you control
a forest. In standard this card could easily fit
into Naya builds providing an early attacker
beside Wild Nactl and fetch able with Ranger of
Eos, allowing Naya players to have a powerful
early aggressive one drops followed by solid
removal and may help Naya catch up with Jund. In
extended and eternal formats this is where this
card shines as a compliment and or replacement
to Kird ape it helps to solidify Zoo style decks
early power, with yet another powerful one drop.
Wild Nactl, Kird Ape, and Loam lion along with
powerhouse cards like Lighting Helix and
Tarmogoyf can insure the continued existence and
competitive nature of Zoo decks. In casual and
multiplayer if you’re running the correct color
combination and have a way to fetch certain
lands and fix your mana, Loam Lion presents an
powerful creature that will more than likely
make your build as it can hold off a majority of
other one and two drops. In limited if you are
heavily in green and white you should pick this
card heavily if you’re in white in considering a
second color this card can help influence your
decision. In sealed if you have the card pool to
support this definitely think of using it.
Today's card of the day is Loam Lion which is
basically White's Kird Ape. Kird Ape was a
fantastic card and Loam Lion is no different
especially as there are many decks that work on
a White/Green theme.
Naturally both land types or effects that count
as both are needed for maximum value, but it is
hard to beat a 2/3 for one mana.
In Constructed, Casual, and Multiplayer
unless running a strict adherence to a creature
type there's no real reason not to play Loam
Lion if your lands are the correct types.
Domain, Landfall, and others can easily manage
to be attacking with a 2/3 on the second turn
which is worth a few slots from the dinner table
up to tournament level play.
For Limited this is the kind of creature you
pick up shortly after your first choice in White
or Green to support a White/Green build. The two
colors tend to work together well in the format
and this card only encourages that longstanding
relationship. Not a first pick in Booster as it
would lock you into two colors, but as the
second and third packs come around if there
isn't a removal or bomb available this is a
worthwhile choice.
