While this card is certainly not as powerful at that sphinx, it has a lot of use in Azorius Control
These full-art lands, illustrated by Sergey Glushakov, feature scenic Tarkir landscapes with the shadows of dragons cast over them
Doran Toughness Matters Doran, the Siege Tower | Illustration by Rob Alexander Commander (1) Planeswalker (1) Creatures (29) Abzan Beastmaster Arasta of the Endless Web Arbor Adherent Avacyn's Pilgrim Baldin, Century Herdmaster Bedrock Tortoise Bosk Banneret Catapult Fodder Colfenor, the Last Yew Faeburrow Elder Doran, Besieged by Time Gorm the Great Heartwood Storyteller Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper Llanowar Elves Nemata, Primeval Warden Nyx-Fleece Ram Rasaad yn Bashir Runic Armasaur Sapling of Colfenor Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa Skinshifter Soulless Jailer South Wind Avatar Towering Titan Treefolk Harbinger Ulvenwald Observer Wall of Blossoms Wall of Omens Instants (10) Abrupt Decay Collective Resistance Despark March of Otherworldly Light Mythos of Nethroi Nature's Claim Path to Exile Shape the Sands Swords to Plowshares Tear Asunder Sorceries (10) Cultivate Expel the Interlopers Farseek Fell the Mighty Kodama's Reach Nature's Lore Prismatic Ending The Battle of Bywater Vindicate Zero Point Ballad Enchantments (3) Assault Formation Assemble the Players Jaws of Defeat Artifacts (8) Abzan Monument Arcane Signet Fellwar Stone Golgari Signet Orzhov Signet Selesnya Signet Sol Ring Swiftfoot Boots Lands (37) Access Tunnel Ash Barrens Bojuka Bog Brushland Canopy Vista Caves of Koilos Command Tower Evolving Wilds Forest x5 Fortified Village Golgari Rot Farm Haunted Mire Isolated Chapel Llanowar Wastes Murmuring Bosk Plains x3 Radiant Grove Sandsteppe Citadel Scattered Groves Sungrass Prairie Sunlit Marsh Sunpetal Grove Swamp x2 Tainted Field Tainted Wood Temple of Malady Temple of Plenty Temple of Silence Vault of the Archangel Woodland Cemetery Doran, the Siege Tower may be an elderly treefolk, but this deck is anything but slow
Harness new mechanicsEarthbending, Airbending, Waterbending, and Firebendingto tell your version of the story and refine your playstyle
Standard has a very big midrange and tempo meta, with tri-color midrange decks dominating
In a creature-heavy deck, or one with some token synergies, you can easily keep up the pressure by consistently pumping out attackers every turn
