While its less true than it used to be (thanks to FIRE design, cards designed for Best of 1, and increased modality/card draw in general), its still a key part of gameplay and it feels like what this mechanic, and in particular, gifting a card, was designed around
In 1 of 55 Play Boosters, 1 of 10 Special Guests cards will replace a common
Lottery takes the idea and runs with it, cackling into the night, with destruction in wake
Each section will be broken into what Im going to call mandatory and flex. Cards in the mandatory are cards that I think should be in the deck 99% of the time (I suppose there technically can be metagames where you cut them, but I personally havent encountered them)
Monstrous Vortex Monstrous Vortex is a great green enchantment, much like the multi-format banned Up the Beanstalk
Slash of Light Rating: 4/10 Your average deck is usually not going to control enough creatures to make Slash of Light a good pick, but the equipment deck should have enough extra permanents around to supplement it