The bad part is that most of the time Sneak Attacking a creature doesnt let you add to the board permanently, and if you dont have some board presence youre probably still going to lose
Vibrant Cityscape Rating: 4/10 Evolving Wilds, even under a different name, is always a good option for mana fixing
It's at its best when stacking buffs onto an individual creature but can leave itself open to retaliation if those creatures are removed
(Editors note: remember, this is from 2023) Bontus Last Reckoning: 3-mana(!) board wipe that hurts Humans, Spirits, Aggro, and any other go-wide deck Collective Brutality: Extremely versatile discard spell that hurts Lotus Field, or any 2-toughness creature Damping Sphere: Combo hate for Lotus Field, Storm, Prowess, Burn (but be careful, it can sometimes hurt yourself more than your opponent) Legions End: Cheap removal that hurts Mono-Gs mana dorks, Spirits, any pesky tokens Leyline of the Void: You can never have enough free graveyard hate Liliana, the Last Hope: Serves as another win condition if you can ult her late
The number two question I get is "Why isn't this Searing Spear?" The answer is that while we didn't want to reprint Lightning Bolt, we did want to have a nod to the concept of a Lightning Bolt
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