Upgrade Goals Based on our analysis of the deck I will focus on the following upgrade goals: Enhance our Politics theme Enhance our Elf theme Swap our card draw for better options Add another board wipe if able Remove any card that doesn't fit our Politics / Elves themes or are thematic but too weak The way I upgrade the precon changes heavily between the LOTR-only upgrade section and the regular upgrade section: the LOTR-only section will enhance our Elf theme without much enhancing Politics because there's no real political cards to add from the main set
Because double strike enables a creature to deal damage before regular combat damage, a creature with both abilities can also save itself from being overwhelmed by its blockers and dying
That happens on your main phase, but that is not that relevant
Having two of those qualities doesnt make an object more historic than another or provide an additional bonusan object either is historic or it isnt
Phasing is a long-time mechanic that has gone through a lot of iterations over the years
8 Sarulf, Realm Eater A Wolf With A Taste For Everything Hailing from the Norse-inspired plane of Kaldheim, Sarulf is Magic's top-down take on Fenrir, the titanic mythological wolf who eats the world during Ragnarok