Thoughts on Armada Wurm?

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Posted on Sept. 18, 2012, 4:47 p.m. by dcarpntr

Armada Wurm 2GGWW

Creature - Wurm

Trample

When Armada Wurm enters the battlefield put a 5/5 Wurm creature token with trample onto the battlefield.

5/5

Leaf-steel says... #2

Expensive,but should be for 10 trampling power. It's in g/w so it's able to be ramped to in something with mana dorks. Could see play, wouldn't be surprised if it didn't. It's hit or miss in standard, nothing good for eternal. Could see modern play in pod decks.

September 18, 2012 5:01 p.m.

torridus says... #3

It's 6 mana for two 5/5 tramplers, one of which works with Populate.

Two colors or no, it's perfectly feasible to cast this on turn 3 or 4, then abuse it with populate cards and Restoration Angel . Just another example of Wizards lying in regard to "a mythic should be more about flavor than power level" and "we'll have less power creep in the future."

Will definitely see play in standard.

September 18, 2012 5:37 p.m.

Justarsaus says... #4

how come this card reminds me a lot of Broodmate Dragon which saw play in nearly every jund deck back in the day and as torridus said this guy works really well with populate 5/5 is a huge body and with trample it cant be chumped i see this guy being huge in standard

September 18, 2012 6:57 p.m.

Vman says... #5

big wurm is big =)

September 18, 2012 7 p.m.

This card is whats making me stay with Selesnya. Apart from this, the Dryad Militant , and Loxodon Smiter , Selesnya has been pretty lackluster in my opinion.

September 18, 2012 7:13 p.m.

Vman says... #7

i say izzet will be epic... golgari too but theres too m,uch grave hate in standard haha

September 18, 2012 7:16 p.m.

cartwheelnurd says... #8

from what was said earlierm selesnya may be underwhelming in standard, but in limited it will be incredible. I can imagine every one of my draft decks being selesnya due to powerhouses like centaur healer, or call of the conclave. They also have some ridiculous bombs.

September 18, 2012 7:58 p.m.

Ohthenoises says... #9

See THIS is what I meant when I said "populate needs more targets" lol

September 18, 2012 9:25 p.m.

SwiftDeath says... #10

this is a card I would definitely run in a G/W flicker deck it is just another able body to net more value and with the new populate there is even more value but I wouldn't focus the deck around that theme as much as it is a nice mechanic but can be slow or situational at times especially after a Supreme Verdict but thats what Thragtusk is for.

September 18, 2012 11:15 p.m.

maiden77 says... #11

errrr the new dragon Utvara Hellkite is absolutely insane for EDH!! my jund dragon deck just got the biggest erection ever! as well as getting kokusho back! :-) Good times. loving RtR and this new worm is so going into my EDH token deck too, abuse FTW!

September 19, 2012 3:43 a.m.

NDRue says... #12

Armada Wurm's just...three words: BUH-ROH-KEN. D:

September 19, 2012 5:10 a.m.

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