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I think this disruptiveness is a key counter-play to control, and a healthy balance to decks that overwhelm opponents with card advantage

Yes, Courser is still a far better anti aggro card and a far better three drop in most cases but the later the game goes on the more Tracker destroys Courser in terms of value

The effort to get to 8+ is surprisingly low, especially with as big a payoff as indestructible and hexproof for your artifacts

If you have a deck that cares about the elf subtype, +1/+1 counters, or tokens / artifacts, Cultivator of Blades is your woman

Hermes, Overseer of Elpis* Another take on a Talrand type of effect, this trades down the size of the creatures for typal Bird synergies (vigilance!), and scrying

Thankfully, my therapist was able to prescribe some sweet medication to help me cope with years of shame and suppressed desire and now along comes Magic 2014 to help pique my interest in our little hive-minded friends