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CardName: Verdant Scarab Cost: GG Type: Enchantment - Aura Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: Enchant Creature Enchanted creature has "{T}: Add {G}{G} to your mana pool." Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Shifting Sands Uncommon

Verdant Scarab
{g}{g}
 
 U 
Enchantment – Aura
Enchant Creature
Enchanted creature has
"{t}: Add {g}{g} to your mana pool."
Updated on 13 Jan 2013 by Camruth

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2012-05-17 08:32:24: Camruth created the card Verdant Scarab
2012-05-17 09:31:31: Camruth edited Verdant Scarab

What does "add one {g}{g}" mean?!

It used to say "one mana of any colour", I infer not deleting "one" is just a typo.

Two mana plus a creature is probably about right for a two-mana boost, but I'm not sure when I'd actually want to play this: I feel like I'd usually just rather have a mana creature or a landsearch spell, and be frustrated if I have this, but sometimes it will make an interesting combo.

Aww, and here I was hopping you had a {g}{g}, so you could put it into {g}{g}{1} or {u}{2} but not {g} or {u}{1}.

Silly aside; it aint a great enchantment, but it aint bad either. It has the advantage of being castable even if you only found one forest and a manaelf; most of the 'get two extra mana' things need 3 mana. So yes, this certainly has a niche and I think would need to be watched like a hawk in case it got too good. But even if it is good, a lightning bolt will usually get rid of it, so I'd guess it's just niche.

2012-05-17 13:56:39: Camruth edited Verdant Scarab

I guess this is very good on {q} creatures. Infinite mana with Pili-Pala, or with Leech Bonder or Puresight Merrow plus a mana-washer.

I agree this is a different enough tweak on Overgrowth / Greenweaver Druid that it has a role.

Ideally, you want this on one casting cost etb trigger creatures. There aren't many of those, it's true. But I could see someone go: Round 1 - Elvish Pioneer. Round 2 - Land drop, Cast this, tap Pioneers, cast a 3cc creature, because, you know, why not? I got the {g}{g}{g} up. Get ready to cast a Titan next turn.

I do love this with {q} creatures. Gilder Bairn is a fan.

2013-01-13 05:21:09: Camruth edited Verdant Scarab

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