His dominance is exactly why he still appears in conversations about the best planeswalkers in MTG, even if those conversations usually end with please never again. His loyalty jumped upward while turning real cards into decorative 3/3s , which makes interaction feel optional and deckbuilding pointless
When you are a color that really tends to be more about answers than problems, then you need the right answer
Rather, I'll only talk about this year and, specifically, about the new keywords and mechanics printed on Magic cards this year
A rare cycle with Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis is among the first lands to have adventure on them
Card not found, on the other hand, was a stable in some of the most powerful decks of the time in Standard, meaning that it was miserable enough to be banned a year after its initial printing, which isnt even that notable, because there were so many bans around this time, because WotC had completely lost their grasp on Standard, which we are still feeling today
Everyone has a sideboard, from Storm combo decks to Atarka Red, but we must have access to our lifegain critters to have a shot against the aggressive decks
