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CardName: Sacred Birch Cost: 4GG Type: Creature - Treefolk Cleric Pow/Tgh: 4/4 Rules Text: Protection from White {W}: Target creature is white until end of turn. Flavour Text: "Avacyn's protection is everlasting: From seed to sapling to sentience" Set/Rarity: Mashup: the Gathering Alpha Common

Sacred Birch
{4}{g}{g}
 
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Creature – Treefolk Cleric
Protection from White
{w}: Target creature is white until end of turn.
"Avacyn's protection is everlasting: From seed to sapling to sentience"
4/4
Updated on 09 Jun 2012 by jmgariepy

Code: CG08

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2011-12-29 06:33:49: jmgariepy created the card Sacred Birch
2011-12-29 06:42:51: jmgariepy edited Sacred Birch

I selected Derelict Ghost Ship and Random Generator gave m Rebel Informer. And yes, I know this is a bit of a stretch... but the last one of the cycle was Green/White, it needed to be simple, and, while the informer isn't known for "White Shroud" as much as hosing Rebels, it's got it, so I took it.

I wish I could claim that I was more clever, but I had a tough time with that flavor text. I eventually piecemealed Avacyn's Pilgrim and Everbark Shaman's flavor together. I feel a little bad about that... I'll have to come by later and fix it.

2011-12-29 06:47:41: jmgariepy edited Sacred Birch

I do like adding new purpose to the Cloudchaser Kestrel / Aurora Griffin ability, which is a nice kooky white common ability and a fine choice for an off-colour activation. But this reads more like Eight-and-a-Half-Tails to me. It's actually more like Beloved Chaplain, but even that is distinctly not-common.

I admit, I may be attempting to pull a "overcosted equals common" trick here. Still, I don't think there's anything wrong with "Protection from Creatures" being common, any more than indestructibility. It's just very useful... that doesn't mean that it's less usable in a draft... especially when you've got to play W/G to pull it off.

2012-06-09 11:51:03: jmgariepy edited Sacred Birch

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