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Still a potent finisher in the right circumstances, early Magic players simply couldnt contend with a reasonably costed 4/4 flyer with vigilance
#18: Recurring Nightmare Weve already touched on a few Recurring Nightmare decks this month, but the biggest win for the card has got to be Brian Seldens 1998 World Championship list: Creatures (24) 1 Spike Weaver 1 Verdant Force 1 Tradewind Rider 4 Wall of Blossoms 4 Birds of Paradise 1 Man-o'-War 2 Nekrataal 2 Uktabi Orangutan 2 Spike Feeder 2 Wall of Roots 1 Spirit of the Night 1 Orcish Settlers 1 Cloudchaser Eagle 1 Thrull Surgeon Lands (22) Spells (14) Sideboard While Recurring Nightmare is most often thought of as part of Survival of the Fittest strategies, it has also enjoyed a fair bit of success in B/G Rock decks, just using it for value and in combo decks seeking to loop it, with any number of creatures that effectively net you mana each time
Just a great card and for $7.00, yep Ill take a few and throw them in the vault
The goal with the addition of player draft is to offer a format that's more competitive, which the team feels justifies the higher cost of entry and more top-heavy prize payouts
If they were all on starting life totals that would be 23 damage each, or 69 damage in the turn