A long time ago, I was told that Worldly Tutor
was the weakest of its cycle from all the way
back in Mirage. I didn't listen, and there is no
number that can quantify the amount of fun that
card and its variants have brought me down the
years. So, if anyone tries to cast aspersions on
Mwonvuli Beast Tracker, I recommend you don't
listen to that either. Have you seen the kinds
of creatures who have hexproof, reach,
deathtouch, or trample? There are few things
crueler than casting one of these for something
really scary against an opponent you know has a
mass removal spell or a counterspell or
something and then casting things creatures
other than the one you searched for, when
they're getting attacked and such but they know
what horrible thing you have waiting in your
hand. Cruel in a good way.
Welcome back readers todays card of the day is
an interesting creature tutor being able to
search your deck for a creature with a relevant
ability you need is fantastic and a 2/1 body is
nothing to scoff at. In standard I could see
this possibly used a creature tutor in birthing
pod or in a mono green deck to fetch obviously
powerful or situational creatures, I don’t see
this card seeing a large amount of play mostly
fringe but it can find Geist of Saint Traft
which is hilarious. In modern there is more
creatures to fetch but it fills the same role
fetching a multitude of powerful creatures you
could need. In legacy and vintage this card
seems highly outclassed and doesn’t really fit
into exist archetypes well enough for me to
think it will see play. In casual and
multiplayer this creature is amazing fetching
just what you need for the situation in your
deck and also provides a solid body with a
relevant creature type, human. This card will
also see a fair amount of commander play as well
making it a great casual and multiplayer choice.
In limited its solid it can find bombs, just
make sure you have enough creatures. Overall a
card I feel with some constructed and a lot of
casual applications.
Today's card of the day is Mwonvuli Beast
Tracker which is a three mana Green 2/1 that
allows you to search your library for a creature
with Deathtouch, Hexproof, Reach, or Trample and
place it on the tip of your library. This
isn't a bad card for Green as it can bring out
situational or even key cards as needed, though
not placing them into hand or play is an
unfortunate delay that allows an opponent to
prepare a response. This being a human
scout is a small drawback as well, when a more
supported type would give it additional use.
Overall a decent card for a deck looking to
advance creatures in a more efficient manner,
particularly as it is a creature attached to an
otherwise weaker tutor.
For Limited this is a good way to find a bomb or
Reach when dealing with Flying, but the two
Green out of three mana is a concern when
considering splashing or even a regular two
color deck. If your first pick is a target
for the effect this is a viable second or third
draft in Booster and in a Sealed pool it is well
worth using if your pool includes a few good or
one great target. Otherwise it is
underpowered and can be left in the sidedeck as
a three mana 2/1 is at best mediocre even in the
Limited format.
Welcome to a new
week of card of the day reviews here at
Pojo.com! To kick start the week we are looking
at Mwonvuli Beast Tracker from M13. Mwonvuli
Beast Tracker is an uncommon green creature
human scout that costs one generic and two green
mana for a 2/1. Mwonvuli Beast Tracker says when
it enters the battlefield, search your library
for a creature card with deathtouch, hexproof,
reach, or trample and reveal it. Shuffle your
library and put that card on top of it.
Mwonvuli Beast Tracker is nice in some
sense because it allows you the ability to dig
for what you need most when you may need it. But
the main problem is that you have to put it on
top of your library versus in your hand. In your
hand is sometimes the safest place for
something, especially with all the cards that
mill these days. Unless you can combine the
Mwonvuli Beast Tracker with says Garruk’s Horde,
you may lose out on what you need most.
