Sets for Standard have to be user-friendly - weve got no issue with that at all - but it is refreshing to see a set so confident in its players ability, as well as a degree of assumed familiarity with MTG on the whole
That's right, any time a source of damage is dealt to you or a permanent you control, the controller loses two life unless they pay one mana
Champions of Minas Tirith Champions of Minas Tirith boasts one of the more interesting protective abilities from a monarch card, a Ghostly Prison-esque tax ability
Burnished Hart, Strionic Resonator, and Bident of Thassa are all very popular and powerful in Commander, but the best card of the year has to be the one that also had some success in Standard
A price of $24 is still too much to be paying for this new three-mana walker, though, so unless you need them for a tournament right after release, hold off until they drop to the $15 range