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A 3/2 flyer that effectively couldn't be blocked was pretty much a bomb, since there were few removal spells, fewer fliers, and virtually no tempo in this format

Hopefully, I was able to demonstrate some of the unexpected richness in this seemingly narrow school of spells from the defensive reanimation of Nim Deathmantle to the inevitable combo tool of Dread Return, the grindy engine that is Whip of Erebos to the explosive tribal finisher Patriarchs Bidding, and even some weird off-color gems like Reincarnation and Replenish

By the height of Skullclamp's reign, 58 out of a possible 64 copies showed up in the Top 8 of two major tournaments, often featured in decks like this: While Skullclamp was the fall guy, there were actually a ton of problems with the above deck list, and over the course of the next year, Affinityeven without Skullclampbecame a devastating force on the tournament scene

When it comes to characters, though, many of the best steel cards in The First Chapter can absolutely stand alone

Here are a few of them

Being only an enchantment, and not a creature like both Argothian Enchantress and Eidolon of Blossoms, Enchantresss Presence is much harder for your opponents to remove