This theme works on three levels: Payoffs (i.e., Judge Magister Gabranth, Al Bhed Salvagers) Sacrifice outlets (i.e., Phantom Train, Namazu Trader, Ahriman) Fodder (Hecteyes, job select equipment, Rufus Shinras poor disposable dog) A good WB deck has a healthy mix of all three, plus lots of strong removal spells like White Auracite and Sephiroth's Intervention
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Endurance is the most castable of the cycle, which is part of its strength
A class of card that sees a lot of discussion, mainly around just how many you should be running in your deck
1998: Tolarian Academy from Urza's Saga The year 1998 was one of the most broken times in Magic 's history, an era known as Combo Winter where games were regularly ending on Turn 1
It creates a lock on the board and is on the Reserved List