The cards that were easiest to design were the hardest to concept, and vice versa
How much milling efficiency would you give up for a shot at a zero-mana 9/9
Heres the full decklist: Mind Flayarrrs View on Archidekt Commander (1) 1 Captain N'ghathrodCaptain N'ghathrod Creatures (31) 1 Aboleth SpawnAboleth Spawn 1 Brainstealer DragonBrainstealer Dragon 1 Chasm SkulkerChasm Skulker 1 Consuming AberrationConsuming Aberration 1 Dark HatchlingDark Hatchling 1 Dauthi HorrorDauthi Horror 1 Dross HarvesterDross Harvester 1 Dusk ManglerDusk Mangler 1 Forgotten CreationForgotten Creation 1 Grazilaxx, Illithid ScholarGrazilaxx, Illithid Scholar 1 Grell PhilosopherGrell Philosopher 1 GuiltfeederGuiltfeeder 1 Hullbreaker HorrorHullbreaker Horror 1 Hunted HorrorHunted Horror 1 Mind FlayerMind Flayer 1 Nemesis of ReasonNemesis of Reason 1 NighthowlerNighthowler 1 NihilithNihilith 1 Overcharged AmalgamOvercharged Amalgam 1 Phyrexian RagerPhyrexian Rager 1 Phyrexian RevokerPhyrexian Revoker 1 Plague SpitterPlague Spitter 1 Psychosis CrawlerPsychosis Crawler 1 Ravenous ChupacabraRavenous Chupacabra 1 Sewer NemesisSewer Nemesis 1 Sludge MonsterSludge Monster 1 SpellskiteSpellskite 1 UchuulonUchuulon 1 Wharf InfiltratorWharf Infiltrator 1 Woe StriderWoe Strider 1 Zellix, Sanity FlayerZellix, Sanity Flayer Artifacts (11) 1 Arcane SignetArcane Signet 1 Dimir KeyruneDimir Keyrune 1 Dimir SignetDimir Signet 1 Everflowing ChaliceEverflowing Chalice 1 Herald's HornHerald's Horn 1 Lightning GreavesLightning Greaves 1 Mind StoneMind Stone 1 MindcrankMindcrank 1 Sol RingSol Ring 1 Talisman of DominanceTalisman of Dominance 1 Thought VesselThought Vessel Enchantments (5) 1 Black MarketBlack Market 1 Endless EvilEndless Evil 1 Haunted OneHaunted One 1 Leyline of AnticipationLeyline of Anticipation 1 Reflections of LittjaraReflections of Littjara Sorceries (9) 1 Crippling FearCrippling Fear 1 Extract from DarknessExtract from Darkness 1 Feed the SwarmFeed the Swarm 1 Fractured SanityFractured Sanity 1 From the CatacombsFrom the Catacombs 1 HexHex 1 In Garruk's WakeIn Garruk's Wake 1 Psionic RitualPsionic Ritual 1 Syphon MindSyphon Mind Instants (5) 1 Curtains' CallCurtains' Call 1 Drown in the LochDrown in the Loch 1 Fact or FictionFact or Fiction 1 Memory PlunderMemory Plunder 1 Pull from TomorrowPull from Tomorrow Lands (38) 1 Ash BarrensAsh Barrens 1 Choked EstuaryChoked Estuary 1 Command TowerCommand Tower 1 Creeping Tar PitCreeping Tar Pit 1 Darkwater CatacombsDarkwater Catacombs 1 Dimir AqueductDimir Aqueduct 1 Drownyard TempleDrownyard Temple 1 Exotic OrchardExotic Orchard 9 IslandIsland 1 Myriad LandscapeMyriad Landscape 1 Nephalia DrownyardNephalia Drownyard 1 Path of AncestryPath of Ancestry 1 Port of KarfellPort of Karfell 1 River of TearsRiver of Tears 1 Rogue's PassageRogue's Passage 1 Sunken HollowSunken Hollow 11 SwampSwamp 1 Tainted IsleTainted Isle 1 Temple of DeceitTemple of Deceit 1 Temple of the False GodTemple of the False God As with all precons, you get a backup commander, and all the precons for Baldurs Gate used the Choose a Background mechanic for their backups
And Antiquities, Magics second expansion, would follow it just 11 weeks later
Throw in Sadistic Glee, a fellow Common from Tempest that puts a +1/+1 counter on the creature it enchants whenever another creature dies, and you have yourself an infinite loop
While Elesh Norn is still standing in a pose that is reminiscent of her original card, this iteration of her has her looking directly at you instead of off into the distance, and more importantly, she is graced by a dead body draped over her massive headpiece
