I remember when I made the card I started showing it around asking people opinions, the most common of which I received was "That's a weird card, Mark." Hill Giant that makes other Hill Giants better.) Yes, Tarmogoyf mentions a card type that doesn't currently exist but that's in reminder text
It featured prominently in the Warhammer 40K and Doctor Who decks
Their toughness and casting cost puts them outside of a fair few forms of removal, but its usually still a good idea to have a Lightning Greaves in your deck to try and keep them safe, because theyre going to draw a lot of hate at the table if you manage to keep them around for a turn or two, especially if youre going a good job of making the most of their ability
The topic of the role of Standard in the current Magic ecosystem was brought to my consideration by this recent article by Zac Hill: It brought up some things I hadnt really thought about that Id like to expand on with my take on why its so hard to bring Standard back to have the role it once had in Magic
You can expect to pay about a grand less for it now, though
A 5/3 flier is very vulnerable to Lightning Strike, but it does survive Cut Down
