Im not entirely sure what it does as its reminder text sounds like a drunk hobo got his hands on a Magic rulebook, but its cool nonetheless
Freerunning is an alternative cost, not an activated ability or anything, so you can cast creature spells for their freerunning cost with Caverns colored, uncounterable mana
The strength of Torpor Orb is that it sticks around to continue shutting off those abilities
Each time you earthbend, youll put +1/+1 counters on a land, empowering it to attack and block
As I discovered in the game this week, my build is actually quite vulnerable to flyers, and protecting Elder Gargaroth from removal with Gyomes ability is crucial against pesky airborne critters
It marked a significant turning point in terms of modernizing the game that we know today