I will likely do another of these in a couple of years as the meta changes, people learn about some of these underdogs, new sleepers are printed and once honoured cards fall by the wayside
Yes, first strike is conditionally relevantyou never mind having it, but there are plenty of board states where youre swinging at someone with no blockers or who has creatures smaller than yours or whatever
Multiversal Passage is an interesting twist on five-color lands
Then you get all of those cards to punch above their weight
Color Challenge Tricks of the Trade | Illustration by Steven Belledin If youre a new player starting out on MTGA, you have to go through something called the Color Challenge. Essentially, this is a fun way to wrap your head around the game
Smothering Tithe demands twice as much tax each time an opponent draws a card, and the steady buildup of mana can get out of hand in a hurry, especially in conjunction with all draw effects like Magus of the Wheel