How strong can Tarmogoyf get?
Asked by CpyNPrnt 11 years ago
Without any boosts from other effects, 8/9 if I calculated correctly? Any help would be great!
Joetherogue says... #2
There are instants, sorceries, lands, creatures, planeswalkers, enchantments and artifacts, so I think it is just a 7/8. "Mana Source", and "Interrupt" are considered instants for this.
September 23, 2013 2:28 a.m.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #3
Tribal counts as well. So in a normal game, it can reach an 8/9. Stuff like this is easily answered by going to the Gatherer.
September 23, 2013 3:06 a.m.
Phenomenons, planes, and schemes can never hit the graveyard. No matter what format you're playing in, 8/9 is the largest it will ever get.
September 23, 2013 3:50 a.m.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #5
The Gatherer states that they do count. Follow the link.
September 23, 2013 4:13 a.m.
Tree of Tales , Reach of Branches , Rampant Growth , Garruk Wildspeaker and Leafcrown Dryad can get you all of them :)
September 23, 2013 5:20 a.m.
ItchiUchiha117: While those are card types, they do not count no matter what. They cannot ever exist in the graveyard, regardless of if they have card types.
September 23, 2013 8:04 a.m.
Honestly though, who the heck is gonna play a Tarmogoyf in a casual game with Planes and Archenemy Schemes etc.? For 3 more mana, especially if it's a casual format, most people will be playing Lord of Extinction . I mean, look at the price difference Tarmogoyf is roughly $115 and Lord of Extinction is around $7 or $8. In my opinion, Tarmogoyf is a competitive card.
September 23, 2013 12:16 p.m.
Skyfolk - I've often wondered why they bother to include those in the ruling. Seems to me that it just confuses new players. Not that most new players will typically be using Tarmogoyf , but hey.
January 14, 2014 12:32 a.m.
Because they are card types, but they only exist in the command zone. It's a pretty simple ruling, they're just like Emblems in that way.
Druxe says... #1
Technically he can be 11/12 at his largest but you would have to be playing all the multi-player game types to get there
Here's the type ruling off of the mtg wiki.
7/1/2013 The card types are artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, land, phenomenon, plane, planeswalker, scheme, sorcery, tribal, and vanguard
So yeah 8/9 would be the biggest in a modern match.
September 23, 2013 2:25 a.m.