Its not as if these cards are booby-traps that immediately fire off and ruin everything as soon as theyre drawn off the top of the deck
Iona, Shield of Emeria First Printed: 2009-OCT Banned: 2019-JUL Ionas ability to lock entire colors out of the game makes it brutally efficient at removing agency from other players at the table, especially when opponents are playing 1- or 2-color decks
Flicker it for value or just drop it and get rid of the worst thing on the field and have a 5/5 flier
It takes a little while to transform Sidequest: Hunt the Mark into Yiazmat, Ultimate Mark, but you do get a removal spell up front, and it costs nothing to get your free Treasures
it's all about getting cards onto the table as quickly as possible, allowing you to keep your opponent busy while building a headstart
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