Hero of Goma Fada - A Magic the Gathering (MTG) Card Review

by ElspethFTW, Old School Duelist

Hero of Goma Fada is a Human Knight Ally that costs 4W to cast for a 4/3. This guy is on the top end of the mana curve for an Aggro deck, but his ability may make him worth playing. He's the first card we've seen with the Rally mechanic, and presumably it's one built around Allies. His effect reads:

Rally – Whenever Hero of Goma Fada or another Ally enters the battlefield under your control, creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

It's interesting that they're essentially keywording this mechanic for Allies, leading me to believe that it will appear on other creature types, as well, rewarding you for playing tribal decks. Making all of your creatures indestructible is pretty awesome simply because it allows you to attack indiscriminately. Being a 5-drop, though, it will mean that Allies will have to be pretty good for this to see play. It may just be a bit too slow.

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