But creatures in Alpha were dreadful, so this beat stick comes with a very big downside: during your upkeep, you need to sacrifice a creature, or the Lord of the Pit will deal seven damage to you
Once in motion, victory with this engine comes by way of overwhelming the opponent with Vivi Ornitier s one counter, one opponent damage, or using his ability to massively pump up a card like Voldaren Thrillseeker , which when sacrificed can deal direct damage equivalent to its power to any target, and blowing the opponent away with a single swing
This version does a good job of telling the specific story of the Minstrel creating higher difficulty fights, but it doesn't reward you for putting Towns in your deck unless you can afford to invest five mana, which often won't be the case in Standard
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Its never going to be atrocious (as its just a cantrip), but dont expect Legacy-level plays or anything
Having access to an effect like this out of the command zone is fantastic, to boot