Why Giant as the creature type? And how do Giants work with Wizards?

I like the name and I like the ability, I'm just curious about the Giant/Wizard connection.

I’ve had trouble with this card as well. I want something that interacts well with Wizards as a tribe, but doesn’t correspond directly to their “working together towards card advantage” thematic links. Green needed something mid-range beefy, so Giant made sense, but the card’s result is a bit weak, I’ll admit.

Maybe some kind of truffle-hunting boar would make sense here (naturalist wizards using it to find herbal resources?). I honestly don’t know.

Did you say Truffle Hog?

Heh. Yeah, pretty close. But not quite what we need here.

Nice one though.

I was just laughing that you even brought up truffle-hunting boars as belonging in your quasi-futuristic kinda-post-apocalyptic environment.

EDIT - Just realized you should appropriate the Gnarlid creature type from Zendikar block. Not in any way evocative of a particular setting, but "Gnarlid" sounds like the sort of Animal a wizard would use to test reagents on and own as a pet. Also, Gnarlids have proven to enjoy aura. (Aura Gnarlid)

Overhauled!