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Some tribes have a shtick that they're known for. For instance, zombies come back from the graveyard, shamans fling direct damage, and illusions go poof if you sneeze on them. Having said that... you ever realize what the shtick of frog tribal is?
If your answer is "wait, frog tribal is a thing?" then you're already out of the running. If it's "duh, creature stealing, of course" then you're spot on! After all, who could say no to such a majestic specimen...?
Being a frog is so wonderful that they often want to spread the love - there are no shortage of ways to turn your opponent's creatures into frogs, too! The in-house option is Omnibian, who can tap to turn any creature into a 3/3 frog. Technically Amoeboid Changeling is also a frog who can turn other creatures into frogs, and at half the mana cost. On the spell-slinger's side of things, there are no shortage of ways to do the same thing - Turn to Frog and Polymorphist's Jest can both transform your opponent's critters at instant speed as a surprise combat trick. Then there's the slightly roundabout Rapid Hybridization, which "replaces" your opponent's creature with a 3/3 frog - kind of like a one-use Omnibian on demand. When all else fails, Unnatural Selection can sit around turning creatures into whatever you like time and time again.
Since being a frog is so wonderful, who wouldn't want to hang out with their fellow amphibians? Anyone who has had a taste of The Frog Life knows that the action is where the highest concentration of frogs is... at least, they do after a little Peer Pressure. Here's where the creature theft comes in. Get a few frogs out, turn your opponent's best couple creatures into frogs (even temporarily!) and then use Peer Pressure to haul them over for a permanent stay. It doesn't matter that they stop being frogs at the end of the turn - they're yours for keeps! You can steal a whole bushel of creatures this way for only four mana, and it doesn't leave an enchantment for your opponent to blow up, either.
The other big brazen borrower in the situation is Callous Oppressor - what, you've never seen an octopus and a frog together? When the Oppressor shows up, your opponent will probably name his most prevalent creature type, or at least the type of whatever his best creature in play is. Not that it matters, ultimately - when Omnibian or Turn to Frog change a creature, it loses all of its previous creature types in favour of just being a frog. So you create a window in which you can grab that creature for reckless misuse. Amoeboid Changeling can also render any creature fair game for theft, since a critter with no creature types can never have the one your opponent picked. Exerting peer pressure, callously oppressing... hmmm, maybe these frogs aren't so nice after all...
Being able to beat your opponent to death with his own creatures is always a fun way to win, but those same creatures will be taking swings at your until you swipe 'em. You need to stay alive until you can get off a critical Peer Pressure, and thankfully the valiant Jade Avenger steps easily into that role. In combat, he becomes a robust 4/4 for a measly two mana, meaning he's the perfect size to fend off any 3/3s that Omnibian or Rapid Hybridization has turned your opponent's creatures into. Turn to Frog can also be a handy way to render a huge attacker into an easily-killed pipsqueak. Save the Hybridization for the really nasty creatures that probably won't be getting into combat, knowing the resulting vanilla 3/3 will probably be incidentally stolen later.
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(4 months ago)
| +1 | Clement, the Worrywort | maybe |
| +1 | Long River Lurker | maybe |
| -3 | Plaxcaster Frogling | main |
| +3 | Pond Prophet | main |
| Date added | 8 years |
| Last updated | 4 months |
| Legality | This deck is Casual legal. |
| Rarity (main - side) | 25 - 0 Rares 7 - 9 Uncommons 15 - 4 Commons |
| Cards | 60 |
| Avg. CMC | 2.42 |
| Tokens | Frog Lizard 3/3 G |
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