I'd give it a 4 although a shock could send it packing the turn it comes out. But, with the right game, put a fangren firstborn into a saprolin deck and have a doubling season out. Your getting alot of really beefy trees to attack each turn. IF...the fangren doesn't die. hahaha

  -- By KC from Cortez, CO on April 07, 2010

I can't decide wether the Firstborn should get 3/5 or 4/5... I'd really wish its power and toughness were inverted so it could survive longer... But other than that, the Firstborn was a strong card back then, and it pairs nicely with Pulse of the Tangle.

  -- By Jens N from Denmark on March 04, 2010

The only downside to this card is it's toughness, everything else about it rocks!

  -- By Jonathon Miller from Pennsylvania on August 24, 2009

think about this card with slug armor that means it would start out as a 4/8

  -- By isaac dunford from Murray, Utah USA on June 22, 2007

amazing in a graft deck elve deck and any other

  -- By chad charles from Murray, Utah USA on June 22, 2007

This card is insane, especially with any spikes in particular spike weaver. Attack with all your creatures, they get +1/+1 then remove the counter from spike weaver (that also attacked) to have no creatures deal combat. If you happen to be able to get 2 spike's (one being the weaver) with Fangren, or 2 Fangrens and 1 spike weaver it's pointless for your opponent, you can fog indefinetely and pump up all your other creatures.

  -- By Märk from Bev hills, CA USA on May 20, 2005

1 shock.... dead.... well its good against anything except red

  -- By vik from CA on April 10, 2005

This card is insane, especially with any spikes in particular spike weaver. Attack with all your creatures, they get +1/+1 then remove the counter from spike weaver (that also attacked) to have no creatures deal combat. If you happen to be able to get 2 spike's (one being the weaver) with Fangren, or 2 Fangrens and 1 spike weaver it's pointless for your opponent, you can fog indefinetely and pump up all your other creatures.

  -- By Märk from Bev hills, CA USA on February 18, 2005

This card is insane, especially with any spikes in particular spike weaver. Attack with all your creatures, they get +1/+1 then remove the counter from spike weaver (that also attacked) to have no creatures deal combat. If you happen to be able to get 2 spike's (one being the weaver) with Fangren, or 2 Fangrens and 1 spike weaver it's pointless for your opponent, you can fog indefinetely and pump up all your other creatures.

  -- By Märk from Bev hills, CA USA on February 17, 2005

Imagine this card alongside a Phantom deck... well that's what my friend wants them for. I'm still debating whether I want to give so much power to his deck that much... a very deadly card in the right deck and great in any deck in general.

  -- By Rushyo from UK on January 06, 2005

It's okay...basically puts abanmshee's blade on all your creatures...combine this with fangren pathcutter to really do some damage.

  -- By Harold Burbank from Canton, CT USA on December 10, 2004

This card is absolutely insane in any green creature deck. Throw cheap elves into the deck and some mana acceleration then watch as your 1/1s become 2/2s and 3/3s and 4/4s.... It really shines in melees.

  -- By Marco from USA on September 15, 2004