Created for Challenge # 008. Brady Dommermuth does not like the idea of Apes being in Magic, and has vetoed them out at every chance he can get. I don't see what the big deal is... this is a game where elephants and rhinos do combat regularly. I think Gorillas with helmets should be fine.

But, I can understand not wanting to do Apes if you don't do them right. Apes with weird abilities could be seen as comic relief, and we can't have that. In Magic, only Goblins can be the comic relief. It's in their contract.

For these two cards, I imagined the Ape tribe bringing the boom with them, being not only a serious threat physically, but making them a thinking Ape's creature. My thought process ran that if simple people didn't like to play with Apes, that would cut down on the simple Ape jokes. Therefore, let's make these Apes strategists, and show that they can play very smart.

This is a very curious ability. It does take one rather by surprise to see it on an Ape. But I like it.