When comparing the stats of the two creature for evolve, you always compare power to power and toughness to toughness
The work we did for the Magic: The Gathering set was an epic endeavor in itself, and Im very proud of how it holds up to the literature and the adaptations done in other media
Lifegain isnt an archetype and its hard to gain much life off of this
Mono-Black Conqueror with Bloodthirsty Conqueror 2 Anoint with Affliction 4 Bloodletter of Aclazotz 3 Bloodthirsty Conqueror 2 Cut Down 4 Deep-Cavern Bat 2 Duress 2 Enduring Tenacity 1 Go for the Throat 2 Mirrex 2 Preacher of the Schism 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse 1 Soulstone Sanctuary 2 Starscape Cleric 22 Swamp 4 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber 4 Unstoppable Slasher 2 Virtue of Persistence 1 Bladecoil Serpent 1 Cut Down 1 Darkstar Augur 1 Deadly Cover-Up 1 Duress 3 Ghost Vacuum 2 Liliana of the Veil 1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General 2 Malicious Eclipse 1 Outrageous Robbery 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse Alongside the old favorite of Rakdos Pact, Foundations has also brought in a new combo revolving around Bloodthirsty Conqueror, which triggers whenever your opponent loses life, allowing you to gain a life in return
Its a first-spell only effect, but thats fair for a 3-mana enchantment
Splinters Technique Under the right circumstances, Splinter's Technique is a Demonic Tutor you can sneak into play for the added value of picking up a good creature
