Thorn Elemental

Creature — Elemental

You may have this assign its combat damage as though it weren't blocked.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (49)

ViscountVonSausageRoll on Punch through

1 year ago

So, I gave this another look since we talked.

I think there's too much theme-consistent stuff vs practical-stuff. For example Mage Slayer is on-theme, but practically speaking it's inferior to Loxodon Warhammer or Blanchwood Armor here. Mage Slayer's primary benefit in a deck is that is deals unblockable damage. Your dudes already are punching through, Mage Slayer is just doubling their power here.

Which could be fine, but Lone Wolf and Pride of Lions have a power of 2 and 4. That's not enough to win the game rapidly anymore.

Blanchwood Armor would fucking destroy here (even more so if you tossed out Talisman of Impulse for even more Forest ramp). Personally I'd cut something out somewhere (Prolly Talisman of Impulse and/or drop down to 2-of Thorn Elemental) to cram in some way of protecting your dudes. Rhox regenerates, but the other dudes are just screaming to get Go for the Throated

LB0818 on On A Roll (with the Boulder)

1 year ago

A extra combat card or 2 would be awsome. In your example the Thorn Elemental would deal 56 damage lol on 2nd attack. Ouch I threw up a little in my mouth.

FeuDEnfer on

1 year ago

Predatory Focus, Siege Behemoth, Indomitable Might, Deathcoil Wurm, Spinebiter, Tornado Elemental, and Thorn Elemental could make this deck shredded.

rdbaron102 on Hoc Est Bellum

2 years ago

freezerboy I've been attacked by Thorn Elemental and Rhox one to many times lol

SprkySprkyBoomMan on Favorite card art/favorite cards

2 years ago

There is only a couple of cards I have stories for...

The one that will always stick out in my mind the most is Thorn Elemental. Whenever I go and think about MTG in general this is the first card I think of. It is seared into my brain. I think it is because it was the first card I can remember, like I don't remember seeing a MTG card before I seen this card.

Also not a fan of the updated card art for it, not a fan at all lol.

multimedia on Flora & Fauna

3 years ago

Hey, you're welcome. Do you own all the cards in the sideboard? There's several cards in the sideboard that are better than cards in the main deck.

If you choose to add the two card infinite green mana combo these are some changes to consider:

• Cut Thorn Elemental for Karametra's Acolyte
• Cut Challenger Troll for Sword of the Paruns
• Cut Vivien's Invocation for Yeva, Nature's Herald
• Cut Verdant Sun's Avatar for Temur Sabertooth
• Cut Llanowar Scout for Skullwinder
• Cut Hooded Hydra for Genesis Hydra

Sabertooth is a very good green creature with or without the combo. It's ability is repeatable and it gives you lots of value from creatures who have an enter the battlefield (ETB) ability by bouncing the creature and then casting it again. Genesis Hydra is a unique creature in green since it can cheat any nonland permanent with CMC X or less you reveal from X cards onto the battlefield which includes not just a creature, but also an enchantment, artifact or Planeswalker. Being able to repeat this effect with Sabertooth can give you a lot of value in mono green.

SquirrelPenguin on Card creation challenge

3 years ago

oops, copy/pasted it from Thorn Elemental, sorry. wrong card name.

ruy343 on Card creation challenge

4 years ago

My apologies to TypicalTimmy, but I don't know any slasher fiction (and often, I feel like I can't contribute to this thread when presented with esoteric topics, or even the topic of commander, since I don't ever play commander/EDH). But hey, go ahead and re-issue the challenge when you get the chance.

I think we've actually had the green angel challenge before, but I can do another unique one. Green doesn't usually have flying, but it can have other weirdnesses (see Orchard Spirit and Thorn Elemental or Rhox for precedents for the abilities listed on this card).

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Angel of the Sacred Orchard

Creature - Dryad Angel (probably rare, yo)

Vigilance

Angel of the Sacred Orchard cannot be blocked except by creatures with flying.

: you may have target creature you control assign combat damage as though it wasn't blocked.

All of life is connected

4/4

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With Vigilance (a green tertiary ability; see Greenwood Sentinel ) and its tap ability to allow your dudes to swing through defenders, it could be right nasty. Green also has a lot of combat tricks that result in untapping creatures too, so this would let you combine those effects for an even more potent blowout.

Wildcard. Maybe make something that fits TypicalTimmy's challenge from above, if you know slasher stuff, but I won't hold you to it.