Unlike with Scion, Ur-Dragon does not need to differentiate between on-board effects and enters the battlefield effects - all spawn are equal in the eyes of the Father
This is especially important in making a card viable for Constructed Magic
Mono-Green Elves | Gladiator | Mindmage Creatures (28) 1 Allosaurus Shepherd 1 Beast Whisperer 1 Crashing Drawbridge 1 District Guide 1 Dwynen's Elite 1 Elder Gargaroth 1 Elvish Archdruid 1 Elvish Clancaller 1 Elvish Visionary 1 Evolution Sage 1 Imperious Perfect 1 Incubation Druid 1 Llanowar Elves 1 Llanowar Visionary 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer 1 Oakhame Adversary 1 Oakhame Ranger 1 Oracle of Mul Daya 1 Paradise Druid 1 Pelt Collector 1 Reclamation Sage 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds 1 Steel Leaf Champion 1 Thorn Lieutenant 1 Wildborn Preserver 1 Wildheart Invoker 1 Woodland Champion 1 Wren's Run Vanquisher Planeswalkers (5) 1 Garruk, Unleashed 1 Nissa, Who Shakes the World 1 Vivien Reid 1 Vivien, Champion of the Wilds 1 Vivien, Monsters' Advocate Instants (8) 1 Assure // Assemble 1 Bounty of Might 1 Once and Future 1 Pulse of Murasa 1 Return of the Wildspeaker 1 Shared Summons 1 Slice in Twain 1 Veil of Summer Sorceries (6) 1 Explore 1 Finale of Devastation 1 Find // Finality 1 Nylea's Intervention 1 Prey Upon 1 Primal Might Enchantments (5) 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc 1 Guardian Project 1 Path of Discovery 1 Song of Freyalise 1 Wilderness Reclamation Artifacts (8) 1 Heraldic Banner 1 Herald's Horn 1 Icon of Ancestry 1 Rosethorn Halberd 1 Shadowspear 1 The Great Henge 1 The Ozolith 1 Vanquisher's Banner Lands (40) 38 Forest 1 Castle Garenbrig 1 Tranquil Thicket Basically, almost nobody plays Gladiator to play aggro
Mark Rosewater (December 27, 2023)
You cant play them in sanctioned tournaments, but nobody stops you from jamming casual games with proxies, and they help make the game far more accessible
In October, I named this the 2ndBest Forgotten Common of All Time
