It even serves as a way to close out the game, thanks to its +2/+2 buff when you have seven life more than the starting total
It`s an elephant that stops fliers though, that`s quite a feat
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It has never seen cube play but I do rather like it
Thats not to say its bad, however, as being able to effectively guarantee one kill is defintely better than nothing