Join us next time as we begin reviewing the monocolor cards, picking out our favorites, and talking about the future build-arounds
Mental Misstep Banned in both Modern and Legacy, Mental Misstep is a free hard counterspell (because why bother paying mana when you could use life) for any spell with a Mana value equal to 1
There are multiple ways to stop opponents from attacking you: Mana tax cards (Ghostly Prison) that force the opponent to choose between casting spells and attacking you Damage reduction cards (Spike Weaver) that threaten to Fog oncoming damage, rendering attacks useless Rattlesnake cards (Archon of Justice) that threaten to blow up the attacking opponent's resources The sticking point is that these pillowfort cards are all visible on the board, so opponents know what could happen if they attack you and convinces them to go attack someone else
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The active card is a single basic Pokemon placed in the middle with the reserve cards placed in a row behind it
Its still not exciting, but with so many more ways to spit out ally tokens, this seems like its the best its ever been, though still not quite premium commander material
