He is also a touch risky to use on certain cards that you really want continued access to throughout the game due to them getting exiled
And he uses these spells to their full malevolent potential to achieve his twisted and selfish goals
We're cutting basically the same cards as we did with Hakbal but also any explore payoffs since they no longer work as well (Topography Tracker)
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On top of that, it has a feeling of Syr Konrad, the Grim, which is eternally popular in EDH
Fast forward 30 years, and Magic has come a long way
