I guess I find her underwhelming because I look at her +1 and say "well, Ajani V. does that for less mana (yes, it doesn't tap the target but that's never really an issue)." Then I look at her CMC and say "well, Jace 3 ends the game if you untap with him twice. Does Tamiyo do that?" Well, no. But I suppose she does increase the likelihood that you *will* untap with her twice.
I hadn't considered using her -2 on yourself. That helps quite a bit, and I'm willing to give her a shot.
I suppose the bottom line is that there's just certain cards (psychatog, I'm looking at you) that are worshiped among the cube cognoscenti that just make me and my players scratch our heads.
"Hi everyone. My name's Guy and I fail at card evaluation."
"Hi Guy."
"Ever since Tamiyo was spoiled, I've been totally underwhelmed by her and was happy that for once I wouldn't have to automatically jam the new set's planeswalkers into my cube. But everyone won't stop talking about how amazing she is. She seems like a more expensive Ajani V, with a practically non-existant -2 ability and a worse ultimate. Help?"
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I hadn't considered using her -2 on yourself. That helps quite a bit, and I'm willing to give her a shot.
I suppose the bottom line is that there's just certain cards (psychatog, I'm looking at you) that are worshiped among the cube cognoscenti that just make me and my players scratch our heads.
That said, I feel like I'm at a support group:
"Hi everyone. My name's Guy and I fail at card evaluation."
"Hi Guy."
"Ever since Tamiyo was spoiled, I've been totally underwhelmed by her and was happy that for once I wouldn't have to automatically jam the new set's planeswalkers into my cube. But everyone won't stop talking about how amazing she is. She seems like a more expensive Ajani V, with a practically non-existant -2 ability and a worse ultimate. Help?"