And then Sonic came along and delivered a much-needed spindash to the archetype, breaking it wide open
If a creature loses double strike after first strike damage is dealt, it won't deal normal combat damage
In Commander its an auto-include in colorless or artifact deck, too
However, there are potentially better cards for similar effects, such as Questing Beast or Thrun, the Last Troll, which offer more immediate impact or protection
While most boosters will have more Western high fantasy art styles available, Japanese boosters - and Collector Boosters worldwide - will have a second Mystical Archive aesthetic available, this time in a more traditional Japanese art style
That means Historic - which lets players use any cards from Standard, even after they have been banned or rotated out of play - will no longer contain old cards as they were originally printed