How often do you see deserts in play? Very rarely (just like lots of arabian nights cards) but the banding makes it an ok card but nowadays it's desert protection is basically useless. A 0/1 with banding for 1 is good but isn't great.
-- By from on March 15, 2003
Fairly useless, but hey, it's a camel. Goes well with Dromad Purebred (Llama) in a "Spitting Mammal" theme deck. Also, good for a laugh to block something big that your opponent is playing. :)