** Boar Umbra – Might Able to Fit Into a Deck that Contains a Card That Boosts Umbras

The main reason why Boar Umbra is only a two star card as I am writing this is that it is an uncommon card instead of a common card.  Boar Umbra might have been good if possible to play in the pauper format, and it might be good if MTG decides to create a format that revolves around the use of uncommon cards.  However, my guess is that a format that revolves around the use of uncommon cards will most likely fail to gain any sort of popularity, where if MTG wants to sell cards it seems as if currently it would be that I would be more eager to see what common cards I got, as opposed to the uncommon rarity.  Totem armor is pretty cool as far as abilities go.  However, if totem armor is what you want, then I suggest going for a card that gives totem armor that costs only 1 mana to cast.  The reason totem armor is so cool is that through using it with say a card that cost 6 or more mana, it is almost as if you had cast 1 and a half of that card, in my opinion.  As far as +3/+3 goes, for a cost of three mana, that is definitely something to sneeze at.  Thus, it takes the combined effect of totem armor and +3/+3 to make Boar Umbra a decent card.  All hail the wisdom of Madden.  lol