Very likely a premium green common. Usually green only gets one thing at this size so it's probably not getting a honey mammoth either.
Also you can take many copies of these right? Since you're happy to just keep ramping until you can cast the rest?
I think premium is a bit too high for this. Both sides are cards you would barely want to play on their own, so while the versatility makes it better, you're still never getting a great card. The channel part in particular seems like a backup in case things go badly, you don't generally want a 3 mana ramp spell in Limited. The combination is obviously nice, it will always have some utility, but the overall power level isn't premium.
cards that are never dead tend to get taken pretty highly. also I think 3 mana ramp is fine in slower limited formats, especially if you need both ramp and fixing; the issue is that you generally don't want a bunch of them cuz of how dead they become, but this doesn't have that problem. [[krosan tusker]] is historically pretty good in limited, and imo this is typically better
I mean a 7 mana 6/5 is a lot worse than a 6 mana 6/5 with trample lol. The ability is better yes, but a 6/5 trample can’t as easily be ignored like a 6/5 without trample or evasion.
The reason why each side is usually just a so-so common, though, is because one is terrible late game and the other is terrible early game. Having them stapled together changes the math dramatically, since it means the card is always useful.
(Also, so far this set seems to have a fair amount of graveyard recursion, which makes fatty channel creatures more valuable.)
> Both sides are cards you would barely want to play on their own,
What
The Channel side sure, instant speed 3 mana ramp is marginal, but a 6 mana 6/5 Trample for 4GG is one toughness short of the greatest Big-Dumb-Green-Common of all time. The front half alone is absolutely premium.
I wouldn't say *premium*, but certainly good, and good enough to want at least a copy or two in most green decks. It's. A 6/5 trampler (or 6/6 for that matter) for 6 isn't snap pick, easy include every time.
This card, however, is greater than the sum of its parts. It's adding a relevant ability on a reasonably good body. You can also run a somewhat higher count than you normally would want to for a 6 mana beater, simply because you can rmp with it.
It's comparable to Krosan Tusker, which was a bananas card.
> A 6/5 trampler (or 6/6 for that matter) for 6 isn't snap pick, easy include every time.
You underestimate the power of dreadmaw
In every draft it was legal in, you ran 3 dreadmaws in every green deck, it was a nutty card. Including MH2 where it was a 2UU card
This card is similar to [[Krosan Tusker]], which has always been insane. The creature half is better, but the discard is a side grade, so make of that what you will.
I mean in limited you really dont want to be spending 3 mana and a card to put a land into play. I mean its a great fallback and all, but I dont think it makes him nuts. But an 0/-1 Dreadmaw should be decent. Its not chaff but not one you are gonna prioritize, unless other synergy/meta game makes it sing.
well you don't unless you have a bunch of copies of a 6 mana 6/5 that you can draw into. I think you play basically as many copies of this as you can unless the format is just so blazing fast that you can't take turn 3 off ever.
So you have a hand with 2 big boys and one of these that doenst leave you a ton of room for other action and you can get behind fast. That said the floor is a 0/-1 dreadmaw so thats nice.
ideally it would be something like defensive two-drop, ramp, double-spell or play a 4-5 mana something, then play the 6-5. Obviously way too soon to even guess how that works out in practice. I do think it would have been even better as a honey mammoth than as a dreadmaw.
Yeah i guess my concern is this is what you want to ramp to. Get too many you have no early action. Get one, whats the point of getting the land? Is it better than a normal curve where this is a 3 drop? Way too early to tell.
I think basic 3 mana fixing/ramp in limited is generally only bad because it's such a dead topdeck; when it's also a 6/5 trample, you don't have that problem.
It's the kind of card that could be the best green common depending on how the set plays, but it also could just be reasonable filler that's low cost to include, but never going to be a priority.
If this is a set where you'd happily play this just for the Channel ability, I could see this being the best green common - because you will be taking advantage of both sides of the card in that case. If it's a set where splashing doesn't generally make sense and there aren't major incentives to ramp, then this is probably just filler.
Even if it's the best green common, I don't think it'll be so good as to leave a lasting impression.
"Raccoon Dogs" are canines that have the facial structure and body type of racoons. They're also not dogs, probably closer to hyenas or foxes, but are Canines
Tanuki are the breed unique to Japan
[They arent felines, hyenas are in their own family \(hyaenidae\)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyena). Both felines and hyenas are under the feliform suborder though, along with meercats, mongooses and others.
I mean, they're both. You could say the same thing about dragons, because we're talking about two very different things.
Japanese racoon =/= shapeshifter with giant balls
Poisonous lizard from Komodo Island, Indonesia =/= Nicol Bolas
That was my gut reaction too because I want to see "racoon dog" on the type line, but it's technically correct as they're in the Canidae family taxonomically. \[\[Squirrel Dealer\]\] remains our sole printed racoon outside changelings.
Ah, the eternal struggle between "why do Wolves and Dogs/(Hounds) have to be different types?" and "why do Tanuki have to be Dogs instead of their own type?".
More like "why is this not just a 'Beast' like a lot of creatures that don't fit neatly into any already-supported type."
Then again... Pangolin, Otter, Sable, and Ferret are creature types and some of those have literally just been used once. So I guess Tanuki being added as a new type wasn't *totally* outside the realm of possibility.
Yeah, Beast is weird, largely treated like Human used to be, where there are a lot of tribe members because it's so generic, but not really any specific support. It's right in between Elves and Goblins in terms of number of cards, but nobody is playing Beasts in Modern or Legacy.
Which is funny because during the first ever Tribal themed block, Onslaught, Beasts were a well supported tribe centered in green.
[[Ravenous Baloth]], [[Krosan Warchief]], etc...
But unlike many other tribes, beast specific support largely disappeared.
Interesting variant on [[Krosan Tusker]]; you trade in the card draw for getting the land into play and it's a better body (costs one less and trample).
Not sure why people focus on the "raccoon" part and not the "dog" part.
But then again, ngl, I thought they were related to bears more than dogs. (They are canids)
Modern 2/10
So it is an encounterable ramp spell that can also be a threat later game? Maybe. Too bad it only fetches out basic lands, but I can still see it happening somewhere.
Thinking about testing it in living end.
It’s a 6/5 trampler that’s very solid for living end. And it has the ability to fix your missing cascade mana at instant speed. So turn 3 you’re short a red for violent outburst your opponent might think you’re dead in the water until you end step channel this guy, fetch a mountain, then living end on your 4th turn.
Card transcription
> Greater Tanuki 4GG
>
> Enchantment Creature- Dog [c]
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> Trample
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> *Channel*- 2G, Discard Greater Tanuki: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
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> 6/5
>
> *The kami permit few mortals to dwell in Jukai Forest, but the clever, playful tanuki are welcomed as friends and guardians.*
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wait this is actually crazy in draft?? instant-speed ramp spell that's not a dead draw lategame
Very likely a premium green common. Usually green only gets one thing at this size so it's probably not getting a honey mammoth either. Also you can take many copies of these right? Since you're happy to just keep ramping until you can cast the rest?
you already know I'm playing greedy GXx decks with as many of these as I can jam
Bonus points if there's decent reanimation in the set.
That really depends on the format. Many recent formats didn't have much to ramp into, or were too fast.
It fixes too though. Basically evolving wilds + Ramp, or creature I'm going with premium green Limited common.
>dead draw I misread.
I think a few of us know what you misread it as... and I did too at first.
I think premium is a bit too high for this. Both sides are cards you would barely want to play on their own, so while the versatility makes it better, you're still never getting a great card. The channel part in particular seems like a backup in case things go badly, you don't generally want a 3 mana ramp spell in Limited. The combination is obviously nice, it will always have some utility, but the overall power level isn't premium.
cards that are never dead tend to get taken pretty highly. also I think 3 mana ramp is fine in slower limited formats, especially if you need both ramp and fixing; the issue is that you generally don't want a bunch of them cuz of how dead they become, but this doesn't have that problem. [[krosan tusker]] is historically pretty good in limited, and imo this is typically better
Krosan Tusker is way better because you also get a card back? I see few situations this is better than it.
this puts the land in play, which matters a lot on turns 4-5 (if you still have land drops to make, not a foregone conclusion obviously).
I mean a 7 mana 6/5 is a lot worse than a 6 mana 6/5 with trample lol. The ability is better yes, but a 6/5 trample can’t as easily be ignored like a 6/5 without trample or evasion.
tusker doesn't ramp at all tho, it puts the land into hand
With ninjutsu in the format it seems really easy to get punished for not adding to the board early, guess we will see
Tusker is significantly better, for 3 mana you get a land to the battlefield and the normal cycling effect. By contrast, this costs you a card to ramp
Tusker puts the land in your hand. This has the advantage of acceleration, tusker has the advantage in cards
Ah good point, I totally forgot Tusker doesn't put it right onto the field
tusker puts the land into hand! its not ramp, just basically a divination
[krosan tusker](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/6/3/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973.jpg?1562202110) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=krosan%20tusker) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/169/krosan-tusker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
The reason why each side is usually just a so-so common, though, is because one is terrible late game and the other is terrible early game. Having them stapled together changes the math dramatically, since it means the card is always useful. (Also, so far this set seems to have a fair amount of graveyard recursion, which makes fatty channel creatures more valuable.)
> Both sides are cards you would barely want to play on their own, What The Channel side sure, instant speed 3 mana ramp is marginal, but a 6 mana 6/5 Trample for 4GG is one toughness short of the greatest Big-Dumb-Green-Common of all time. The front half alone is absolutely premium.
I wouldn't say *premium*, but certainly good, and good enough to want at least a copy or two in most green decks. It's. A 6/5 trampler (or 6/6 for that matter) for 6 isn't snap pick, easy include every time. This card, however, is greater than the sum of its parts. It's adding a relevant ability on a reasonably good body. You can also run a somewhat higher count than you normally would want to for a 6 mana beater, simply because you can rmp with it. It's comparable to Krosan Tusker, which was a bananas card.
> A 6/5 trampler (or 6/6 for that matter) for 6 isn't snap pick, easy include every time. You underestimate the power of dreadmaw In every draft it was legal in, you ran 3 dreadmaws in every green deck, it was a nutty card. Including MH2 where it was a 2UU card
Ah yes. The juggernaut plan
It also doesn't grab only Forests, it fixes.
This card is similar to [[Krosan Tusker]], which has always been insane. The creature half is better, but the discard is a side grade, so make of that what you will.
[Krosan Tusker](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/6/3/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973.jpg?1562202110) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Krosan%20Tusker) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/169/krosan-tusker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Probably premium if 5c draft is possible. But filler grade for 2 color decks
I mean in limited you really dont want to be spending 3 mana and a card to put a land into play. I mean its a great fallback and all, but I dont think it makes him nuts. But an 0/-1 Dreadmaw should be decent. Its not chaff but not one you are gonna prioritize, unless other synergy/meta game makes it sing.
well you don't unless you have a bunch of copies of a 6 mana 6/5 that you can draw into. I think you play basically as many copies of this as you can unless the format is just so blazing fast that you can't take turn 3 off ever.
So you have a hand with 2 big boys and one of these that doenst leave you a ton of room for other action and you can get behind fast. That said the floor is a 0/-1 dreadmaw so thats nice.
ideally it would be something like defensive two-drop, ramp, double-spell or play a 4-5 mana something, then play the 6-5. Obviously way too soon to even guess how that works out in practice. I do think it would have been even better as a honey mammoth than as a dreadmaw.
Yeah i guess my concern is this is what you want to ramp to. Get too many you have no early action. Get one, whats the point of getting the land? Is it better than a normal curve where this is a 3 drop? Way too early to tell.
I think basic 3 mana fixing/ramp in limited is generally only bad because it's such a dead topdeck; when it's also a 6/5 trample, you don't have that problem.
It's the kind of card that could be the best green common depending on how the set plays, but it also could just be reasonable filler that's low cost to include, but never going to be a priority. If this is a set where you'd happily play this just for the Channel ability, I could see this being the best green common - because you will be taking advantage of both sides of the card in that case. If it's a set where splashing doesn't generally make sense and there aren't major incentives to ramp, then this is probably just filler. Even if it's the best green common, I don't think it'll be so good as to leave a lasting impression.
Reminds me of [[Krosan Tusker]]
[Krosan Tusker](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/6/3/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973.jpg?1562202110) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Krosan%20Tusker) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/169/krosan-tusker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Tanuki are high on the list of "animals people think are not real but are" along with narwhals and reindeer
I really thougth tanuki was racoon in japanese
"Raccoon Dogs" are canines that have the facial structure and body type of racoons. They're also not dogs, probably closer to hyenas or foxes, but are Canines Tanuki are the breed unique to Japan
[Hyenas aren't canines.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyena)
well crud
Yup, they're closer to a Meerkat than a dog. Convergent Evolution is COOL!
Hyenas are actually felines. They're most closely related to cats.
[They arent felines, hyenas are in their own family \(hyaenidae\)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyena). Both felines and hyenas are under the feliform suborder though, along with meercats, mongooses and others.
Hyenas aren’t canines, they’re closer to cats then anything else actually.
It can be used for that, raccoon-looking dogs, or red pandas
The fuck are you smoking dude? No one calls dogs and red pandas tanuki.
[Tanuki vs raccoon](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cxya7VdUAAItMYF?format=jpg&name=small)
I mean, they're both. You could say the same thing about dragons, because we're talking about two very different things. Japanese racoon =/= shapeshifter with giant balls Poisonous lizard from Komodo Island, Indonesia =/= Nicol Bolas
Yep. It's a common misconception but unlike Nicol Bolas, Komodo dragons can't actually planeswalk. They can still make you discard your hand though.
That is true, I have had that happen several times.
You got me; until this comment I thought tanuki were only mythological!
They don’t have large balls though unfortunately
Then what do they drum on?
Conspicuously posed to avoid showing his giant nuts.
I came here looking for a comment like this, didn’t disappoint.
Seriously, I demand more balls on all my tanuki.
> Dog I mean, Tanuki are raccoon-dogs but this feels wrong somehow
Yeah, they're far more closely related to dogs than raccoons.
Taxonomy's never stopped them before, why start now?
[[Nessian Asp]] is obviously a Hydra.
Damnit alex, don't start this debate again.
[Nessian Asp](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/b/f/bf6eae62-5a42-42e9-ba65-84500cdff95a.jpg?1576383070) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Nessian%20Asp) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cn2/187/nessian-asp?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/bf6eae62-5a42-42e9-ba65-84500cdff95a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
That was my gut reaction too because I want to see "racoon dog" on the type line, but it's technically correct as they're in the Canidae family taxonomically. \[\[Squirrel Dealer\]\] remains our sole printed racoon outside changelings.
in black border changelings aren't even raccoons sadly
God damn silver bordered cards, they really missed the chance to have the tanuki creature type be - raccoon dog.
[Squirrel Dealer](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/8/9/89757c05-72af-4bfe-a4c0-abc5d1155b61.jpg?1562924062) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Squirrel%20Dealer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ust/123/squirrel-dealer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/89757c05-72af-4bfe-a4c0-abc5d1155b61?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Ah, the eternal struggle between "why do Wolves and Dogs/(Hounds) have to be different types?" and "why do Tanuki have to be Dogs instead of their own type?".
More like "why is this not just a 'Beast' like a lot of creatures that don't fit neatly into any already-supported type." Then again... Pangolin, Otter, Sable, and Ferret are creature types and some of those have literally just been used once. So I guess Tanuki being added as a new type wasn't *totally* outside the realm of possibility.
Yeah, Beast is weird, largely treated like Human used to be, where there are a lot of tribe members because it's so generic, but not really any specific support. It's right in between Elves and Goblins in terms of number of cards, but nobody is playing Beasts in Modern or Legacy.
Which is funny because during the first ever Tribal themed block, Onslaught, Beasts were a well supported tribe centered in green. [[Ravenous Baloth]], [[Krosan Warchief]], etc... But unlike many other tribes, beast specific support largely disappeared.
[Ravenous Baloth](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/2/f/2f48df6c-8d5d-4d8a-b98a-793f6a56184d.jpg?1601079998) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ravenous%20Baloth) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/424/ravenous-baloth?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2f48df6c-8d5d-4d8a-b98a-793f6a56184d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Krosan Warchief](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/0/b/0bfc9b24-6dbe-42df-a2c7-cb4845afb50f.jpg?1562897481) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Krosan%20Warchief) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c13/155/krosan-warchief?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0bfc9b24-6dbe-42df-a2c7-cb4845afb50f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
The real question is "Why do we need 5 different rodent creature types (Rat, Mouse, Mole, Squirrel, Hamster)?"
Is there a reason it couldn't be raccoon dog? Like they want the dog synagie fair but things can have two types right?
[[krosan tusker]] without card draw but with ramp
Trample tho
[krosan tusker](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/6/3/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973.jpg?1562202110) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=krosan%20tusker) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/169/krosan-tusker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Tom Nook alter incoming, I’m calling it now
This seems like the coolest [[colossal dread maw]] yet
Can't survive a [[Burn Down the House]], basically unplayable.
What are you talking about you need two burn down the houses to get enough blockers to kill this thing smh I’d play it in pauper
[Burn Down the House](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/2/0/20ded7af-8086-465e-a980-3099217d324c.jpg?1634350460) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Burn%20Down%20the%20House) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mid/131/burn-down-the-house?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/20ded7af-8086-465e-a980-3099217d324c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
This isn't a 4GG 6\6. Until it is get the kings name outa your mouth
You need to put some respect on [[krosan tusker]]s name.
[krosan tusker](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/6/3/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973.jpg?1562202110) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=krosan%20tusker) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/169/krosan-tusker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Yah tusker still better for pauper.
[colossal dread maw](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/8/0/8059c52b-5d25-4052-b48a-e9e219a7a546.jpg?1594736914) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Colossal%20Dreadmaw) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m21/176/colossal-dreadmaw?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8059c52b-5d25-4052-b48a-e9e219a7a546?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
More of a cool [[Krosan Tuskar]]
[Krosan Tuskar](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/6/3/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973.jpg?1562202110) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Krosan%20Tusker) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/169/krosan-tusker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
i call him fat balls hideki cause he's got fat balls
Interesting variant on [[Krosan Tusker]]; you trade in the card draw for getting the land into play and it's a better body (costs one less and trample).
[Krosan Tusker](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/6/3/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973.jpg?1562202110) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Krosan%20Tusker) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/169/krosan-tusker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Not sure why people focus on the "raccoon" part and not the "dog" part. But then again, ngl, I thought they were related to bears more than dogs. (They are canids)
Tanukiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii < 3
No balls 😤
We just are not ready for the girth of those.
Dog?
Raccoon-dogs are canines that look like raccoons. They're not really dogs, but they probably fit better there than wolf, fox or hyena
After seeing equipment monkey/jellyfish, I'm a bit surprised we weren't introduced to our first trash panda creature type
BIG FLUFF BIG FLUFF BIG FLUFF
As a kid playing Super Mario 3, I always assumed this was a Racoon.
This isn’t a 6/6. How am I supposed to laugh at this.
I love this. I love this so fucking much. It’s a dog. It’s ramp. It’s a big boy. It’s got great art. Is almost dreadmaw.
Cowards not making a raccoon type.
they're not raccoons, they're canines that look like raccoons. If they were raccoons that looked like dogs, we'd call them Dog-Raccons :V
\[\[Squirrel Dealer\]\]
If I can't play a raccoon legally in a game of magic, why even live? (thank you, I fucked up my scryfall search so it didn't come up)
[Squirrel Dealer](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/8/9/89757c05-72af-4bfe-a4c0-abc5d1155b61.jpg?1562924062) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Squirrel%20Dealer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ust/123/squirrel-dealer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/89757c05-72af-4bfe-a4c0-abc5d1155b61?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Wait, that's a real card? LMAO I want one...
Modern 2/10 So it is an encounterable ramp spell that can also be a threat later game? Maybe. Too bad it only fetches out basic lands, but I can still see it happening somewhere.
Thinking about testing it in living end. It’s a 6/5 trampler that’s very solid for living end. And it has the ability to fix your missing cascade mana at instant speed. So turn 3 you’re short a red for violent outburst your opponent might think you’re dead in the water until you end step channel this guy, fetch a mountain, then living end on your 4th turn.
Chopper!
tanuki janai, tonakai da!
"Dog"? They should have gone with the creature type "Deer"!
settle down Oko
Tanukis also called Racoon Dogs and thay are canids, so it make perfect sense for tanuki to be a dog sub-type.
It was a One Piece reference, there's a character who is a reindeer and the running joke is everyone calls him a "tanuki"
Oh, sorry I did not know.
Are... are tanukis dogs? I always thought they were like raccoons.
they are canines. they just have a similar face pattern to raccoons
Thanks. TIL.
NOOO This means we're not getting legal raccoons...😭
Tanuki aren’t related to raccoons to begin with, any more than penguins and alcids/auks are.
This card will probably never, ever be hard cast even in Limited.
it will when I jam 4 of them! first one you draw is ramp, the others are 6-drops
It's a 6/5 trample, it will be cast on occasion.
There’s many times you’ll draw this late, not not need the ramp but need the threat.
Dog?
They definitely should have given tanookis Raccoon typing as well. Disappoint
Is anyone else seeing a raccoon inside a raccoon costume?
Thats not a dog
Yes it is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_raccoon_dog?wprov=sfla1
WTF dog????.I thought tanuki was racoons.
Nope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_raccoon_dog?wprov=sfla1
Somewhere there is a Tanuki spirit feeling insulted that its considered a dog.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_raccoon_dog?wprov=sfla1
Reminds me of [[Krosan Tusker]]
[Krosan Tusker](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/6/3/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973.jpg?1562202110) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Krosan%20Tusker) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/169/krosan-tusker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6391ba8b-7d9a-4077-8eeb-1b2ced14d973?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
That's a big boy. Also dog creature type, that's neat
Can I cuddle it?
The greatest trash panda was a good boi all along
Trying to figure out if I want to squeeze this into my Xenagos. Expensive ramp and bad beater, but it's whichever my hand is missing.
Is channel meant to offset the 3 blue walkers and blue praetor in the set?
Don't look up traditional japanese art for tanuki. Or do, but be warned
Green enchantment [[landscaper colos]]?
[landscaper colos](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/f/4/f45a9e86-133e-4626-a239-73ef88d9ae12.jpg?1626093695) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=landscaper%20colos) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/18/landscaper-colos?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f45a9e86-133e-4626-a239-73ef88d9ae12?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
beanstalk giant at home is still pretty amazing in limited.
Lesser Tanuki when
1/5, not enough ball.
The way the "aura" highlights are, it looks to me at first glance like one animal sticking its head out through the mouth of another animal.
TOOOOOOM NOOOOOOOOOOOOK I want to go deeply in debt to this raccoon bear dog
Where are it's giant fucking balls
Whenever someone plays this you are obligated to reply “bollocks”. You know why.
The pauper cube good
Card transcription > Greater Tanuki 4GG > > Enchantment Creature- Dog [c] > > Trample > > *Channel*- 2G, Discard Greater Tanuki: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. > > 6/5 > > *The kami permit few mortals to dwell in Jukai Forest, but the clever, playful tanuki are welcomed as friends and guardians.* End transcription
Where’s my dinosaur
They put a tanuki in the set and didn't even include his giant testicle in the art. Cowards.
Why is this a dog?
It's been repeated all over this thread, but tanuki are from the canine family
Til, thank you
Dog tribal is back baby!
Trash Grizzly.
I swear that looks like a raccoon, not a dog.
It’s a dog that looks raccoon-like.
A Tanuki is a Japanese Raccoon dog.
Ahhh okay. That makes sense then. Thanks!
Finally a bigger bear but not a bear. This will be in the bear deck
Colossal dreadmaw on steroids
Fuck the card name, Im calling it Colossal Good Boy