(Some effects can modify a players starting hand size.) A player who is dissatisfied with his or her initial hand may take a mulligan
The Emperor feels powerful
Misty's Tears - Banned Japanese art work
And therein lies the tension
In fact, Wizards ' marketing is designed to push players in this direction, from kitchen tables to FNMs and beyondthis is the pathway they have built, with an ever-increasing level of commitment and competition (of course, there's no single path in Magic , and there's absolutely nothing wrong with playing the game however you like, so don't worry if you haven't followed this path)
Amass is a mechanic that originally appeared in War of the Spark and is now making a return in Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth , but with a bit of a twist: this version is called Amass Orcs, and the armies you amass are made up, fittingly enough, of orcs