Its actually a powerful combo piece before you even level it up at all
I cant imagine a nine mana sorcery seeing much Standard play, though it certainly makes for a spicy reveal off Oracle of Bones
I can counter your kill spell, but that taps out the mana I need for the ward tax, which means your Familiar survives
My attacker is also destroyed, which makes this a dumb move in hindsight
I am first picking Hell Mongrel easily and its for me one of the best commons of the set
But I win with denial and recursive land destruction through Strip Mine + Ramunap Excavator, Edgar player plays spot removal on meren again Opening Hand: Mindslicer, Llanowar Elves, Wooded Foothills, Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, Demonic Tutor, Toxic Deluge, Viscera Seer Opposing Commanders: Rhys the Redeemed, Isamaru, Hound of Konda T1: Forest, Llanowar Elves T2: Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, Viscera Seer T3: Gaea's Cradle, Birds of Paradise, Meren of Clan Nel Toth T4: Fetch Bayou, Demonic Tutor Caustic Caterpillar, destroy pesky artifact, Play Mindslicer + sac him to Viscera Seer, board now locked, opponents in top deck mode, i recurse graveyard
