Looting was the glue that held together many decks (including my beloved Izzet Phoenix), and I couldnt see how a two-mana instant without flashback could ever hold a candle to it
Professor Onyx also features one of the new mechanics of Strixhaven , magecraft
The true power of the Necrons lies in their ability to reuse their soldiers over and over again, and we get plenty of fantastic new tools to do this with
It also helps make sure you dont miss land drops early
Garvin explains: Theres the beginning of combat step, where effects take place, then the declare attackers step, followed by the declare blockers step, and finally the damage step
One notable thing here this card prefigured keyword counters, which we see pretty often these days