Our team then plays the game in question multiple times (ideally with a variety of player counts, where applicable) to get a better understanding of how it holds up to repeat use
It doesnt matter what kind of things youre really doing to make those triggers happen because at the end of the day they are helping you progress your game plan while draining the opponents of their life
You can supplement powerful instants and sorceries to up the potential of this card, but more often than not, even the opponents cards will be enough to make Mysterious Stranger worth it
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It doesnt quite generate the same usefulness for Blue as Blossoming Defense did for Green decks in the last Standard cycle, but hexproof allows this card to double as an effective one-drop counterspell against removal
Most often, they are low-power, high-toughness creatures, which means that without some extra support, they are usually good at blocking (and making mana, for some reason) but aren't very good at actually killing the opponent