EXCALIBUR, SWORD OF EDEN I mention at the beginning of the article that the equipment in this set is dumb, and I present Excalibur as its main example
This is particularly powerful because it is difficult to interact with and can seize games even from positions where a player is far behind (indeed, it can sometimes be actually easier to win from bad positions, as boards like multiple Unholy Annex es or an Abhorrent Oculus turn to your opponent's disadvantage against Excruciator)
Sure, all the standard artifact-sacrificing aristocrats strategies apply, but they'll rarely require the same spells to synergize
Its unlikely, but with strong tribal synergies, they may just be a fantastic starting point, especially since theyre mono-colored
With a willpower of five, Donald can potentially quest for four lore by clinging to that last bit of health
The main reason for this is that a lot of the older MTG formats, namely Modern and Legacy, use cards that dont cost much mana