This is yet another
card that received functional errata that destroyed its flavour, a la
Flying Carpet. Originally, the idea was that your creatures
were holed up in a castle and received protection as long as they
remained inside. However, the errata removed the “unless they are
attacking” clause, so now what you’ve got is some sort of
hover-castle that flies along with the army and protects them as long
as they stay inside. I’m not an opponent of functional errata, but
it should stay flavourful (for example: adding the line “but
remains named X” a la Sakashima the Imposter for all
Clone-like cards instead of changing the legendary rule). I
know it was to “make it simpler” but it wasn’t confusing in the
first place! Your dude runs out and stabs a guy and if it has
Vigilance, he runs back into the castle.
As for the card
itself, it’s pretty “meh”. The toughness boost gives your
creatures more survivability and the errata did make it a
little better since attacking creatures can get the bonus as well. I
don’t know if it’s worth 4 though; maybe 3 or 2 with a drawback
(like not effecting attacking creatures maybe?). Not a bad card; I
just wish they hadn’t changed the wording.
Pros: Toughness
boost to all your untapped creatures
Cons: Errata
makes no sense, costs 4
Rating: 2.5/5
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