CardsplainLong-Bodied Grey Dog
When this creature enters, create a . (It's an with " , this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Grade C- Grade from the win rate
Win rate when drawn 54.1% −2.1 vs average 9,844 games
Win rates and picks
- 53.9% 21,661 games
- Average pick ()
- 10.5
By deck
- Goblin Army 55.4% 3,000 games
- Dwarves & Equipment 55.1% 1,719 games
- Ferocious Wolves 55.3% 1,219 games
- Draw Two 53.8% 1,012 games
Win rates from , 323,114 games. This card is compared with the set average (56.2%).
Reviews
A 2/2 plus a free is honestly a good deal for 3 mana. The and give Long-Bodied Grey Dog a little bit of extra utility, but it was already looking good without it. This is a nice bit of color and acceleration that any deck is allowed access to.
Long-Bodied Grey Dog: 3-mana 2/2 reacher. Pinecone Strike cleanly 1-for-1s it if you wait for the to be created.
* The best of the three colorless commons, and the one I play most often. * 2/2 is a small body, but Long-Bodied Grey Dog trades passably well with most 2s and some 3s. Trading puts you up a too, which is very useful. * Decks with premium like Dancing from Dark to Dawn make good use of the dog. * It's also effective in decks that have many other instantsto keep your opponent guessing.
How to draft it
Roles in each deck
Beasts and Burn Filler
and let this colorless 2/2 ambush a small attacker or block a , and its counts toward Bombur's .
How to play it
Learn the Beasts and Burn deckWith 3 mana open on their turn, it in when they attack into what looks like an empty board.
Patchwork Midrange Gets you the color you need
The Dog is here for the it makes as it enters, which fixes a missing Plains or Forest once and counts as an toward Fíli's .
How to play it
Learn the Patchwork Midrange decklets you cast it at the end of the opponent's turn, or during their combat as a surprise blocker that can stop a with . Save the for the turn it matters, such as the second for An Unexpected Party, the second for Troll Negotiations, or a one turn early.