The big flier has been a significant addition to the deck, as you now have a reanimation target that isnt weak to Karakas, and is also great against Death and Taxes, which is the main Karakas deck of the format
A creature can only deal damage to a creature that is blocking it, or the player which it has been assigned to attack, during the combat phase
Yes, its impossible for every design to perfectly marry flavor and function, and yes, play patterns tend to trump flavor in game design, but too much tension is problematic
If my hand does contain Turn 3 Urzatron, then I consider its threats
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