Penumbra Wurm

5GG

Creature - Wurm

Trample

When Penumbra Wurm is put into a graveyard from play,

put a 6/6 black Wurm creature token with trample into

play.

This is the big dude that just WON'T STAY DOWN.

Regeneration? I spit at thee. Penumbra Wurm is the

biggest in a whole line of Penumbra creatures in the

Apocalpyse set - the 2/1 Penumbra Bobcat and the 3/3

Penumbra Kavu making up the rest - and this is likely

where you'll get the most bang for your buck. 7 mana

for a 6/6 with trample is...okay. But essentially,

you're getting two. That's about....4.5 mana for a

6/6.

Playing an opponent loaded with kill spells? Ride the

Wurm. It'll survive those and keep coming back. 2

Wurms in play means that your opponent has to deal

with 2 6/6s at once, and chances are he won't be able

to kill them all with 4 kill spells. Another blockade

against kill spells the Wurm offers is that whole

being black thing. Know all those "target nonblack

creature" phrases on most black kill spells? Yeah.

Can't touch the Wurm's alter ego. The Wurm even

survives mass destruction spells like Wrath of God, to

a degree where a green/white player would be

encouraged to cast it. Picture your opponent's 17

Rebels and your Wurm on a battlefield. Wrath it. All

Rebels die. Wurm dies. You get a 6/6 Wurm. Suddenly,

your opponent's defenseless, and hey, you have a 6/6

ready and waiting to eat things. Anyone'd love those

odds.

Sure, the Wurm may be tough to get out quick for 7

mana, but you're playing GREEN. A Wurm by turn 4 or 5

wouldn't be unnatural with Birds of Paradise/Elves.

Try it out. You'll be pleased.

As always, feel free to email me if you have a

question or hatemail. Be derned if I respond quick,

though. =D

Jin

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