Card Name:
Ol’ Buzzbark
Mana Cost:
Converted Mana Cost:
2
Types:
Legendary Creature — Goblin Warrior
Rules Text:
When Ol’ Buzzbark enters the battlefield, roll X six-sided dice onto the battlefield from a height of at least X inches. For each die, put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to the result on each creature you control that die is touching. For each die, Ol’ Buzzbark deals damage equal to the result to each creature an opponent controls that die is touching.
Power / Toughness:
3/3
Color:
Red, Green
Color Identity:
Watermark:
Goblin Explosioneers
Border Type:
Silver-bordered
This printing Illustrated by Wayne Reynolds
Printing: Unstable
UnCommander Rulings
Ol’ Buzzbark is a well-designed card and would be great as the commander for a die-rolling deck. However, as a dexterity card, he unfortunately falls foul of the UnCommander philosophy. There is the possibility of players putting all their creatures underneath their lands in anticipation of Ol’ Buzzbark entering the battlefield, and other unsporting behavior. This can lead to wasted time for everyone and make it frustrating to play with Ol’ Buzzbark. It’s hard to enforce this sort of thing in the rules. As Ol’ Buzzbark is a dexterity card, his impact is dictated by rather arbitary factors, such as the size of playing area.
-Hamster