Recommended For: Grismold, the Dreadsower Liliana's Standard Bearer Liliana's Standard Bearer is a sweet way to draw an absurd amount of card: cast it after attacking/blocking with a horde sacrificial tokens, after a board wipe, or after combo'ing with an infinite death loop such as the Zombie Tribal staple Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar + any other Zombie to draw an arbitrary amount of cards
Even on the play, it's a great tempo swing
For instance, if you switch a 2/4 creature's power and toughness and then give it +2/+0 later in the turn, it's a 4/4 creature, not a 6/2 creature
Spirit of the Labyrinth is a 2 mana 3/1 creature that locks players into only drawing a single card each turn, and Eidolon of Rhetoric is a 3 mana 1/4 creature that locks players into only playing a single spell each turn
Each one only uses a few cards, wins you the game (usually on the spot), and fits a pirate theme
This article explores pregame actions, Leylines, Chancellors, companions, conspiracies, Serum Powder mulligans, Gemstone Cavern, Flash Hulk history, and other strange cards that affect the game before anyone plays a land
