CardsplainOld Thrush
When this creature enters, you gain 2 life. You may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Grade C Grade from the win rate
Win rate when drawn 54.6% −1.6 vs average 11,898 games
Win rates and picks
- 53.7% 24,971 games
- Average pick ()
- 10.4
By deck
- Draw Two 55.4% 2,755 games
- Goblin Army 54.0% 2,043 games
- Ferocious Wolves 55.2% 1,485 games
- Dwarves & Equipment 53.9% 1,233 games
- Elf Landfall 53.8% 1,087 games
Win rates from , 323,114 games. This card is compared with the set average (56.2%).
Reviews
I'm really not interested in a land searcher that only puts that land on top for me to draw next turn. For 2 mana, that's all we can expect, but so far I haven't seen it attached to a creature that I'd be satisfied playing. Old Thrush is no exception.
* The body here is a virtual without help. * However, cards like Crude Bent Blade, Gollum, Silent Slinker, and The Mountain-king's Return can make Old Thrushsurprisingly good! * The gap between this and average like Wargling, Goblin-town Flunkies, and Front Porch Sentries is small enough that I'll play it over those if needed. * It plays very well with The Eagles Are Coming!, since it's a cheap creature with small “enters” value that can set up for you later.
How to draft it
Roles in each deck
Draw Two Early play
When this colorless 2-mana 1/2 enters, you gain 2 life and may put a basic land from your library on top. The body barely fights, so the cheap enter ability is the reason to play it. The Mountain-king's Return can bring it back, and with 1 power it can take Eagle's Rescue from the .
How to play it
Learn the Draw Two deckSearch only when you are short of lands, because the land on top replaces your next draw. The best line returns it with The Eagles Are Coming! for a 4/4 , then recasts it for 2 more life.