Hull Clade Pride: Slow and Unstoppable
The Pride of Hull Clade rewards patient decks that build a broad defensive wall. This legendary Crocodile Elk Turtle reduces its own cost by the total toughness of creatures you control, turning a fortress of blockers into a shortcut to a massive threat. With Defender and a printed toughness that anchors it on the battlefield, it acts as both a tax on your opponent and a value engine once you flip it into offense.
Its activated ability converts durability into card advantage and surprise offense. Pay two and a green mana to give a creature a small power boost, a trigger that draws cards equal to that creature s toughness when it deals combat damage to a player, and the ability to attack despite having defender. That interaction plays well with big walls, token generators and effects that increase toughness. Expect this card to find a home in grindy Commander lists and control shells that can exploit its cost reduction and late game reach.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {10}{G}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature
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Subtypes – Crocodile Elk Turtle
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – This spell costs X less to cast, where X is the total toughness of creatures you control. Defender. 2G: Until end of turn, target creature you control gets +1/+0, gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw cards equal to its toughness," and can attack as though it didn t have defender.
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Power / Toughness – 2/15
