Green Slime Im not sure from a flavor perspective why Green Slime gets flash, but I dont mind
Decks that want to play counters are almost always control decks, and control decks would much prefer to gain life rather than cause opponents to lose life, so all things being equal they would have preferred to play with Absorb but there were other considerations that forced most of them down the black road instead
If I wasnt in a class and you were looking for me, I can almost guarantee that youd find me tucked away in the school library, cards in hand and desperately fighting for survival
I mean, sure, its only five mana more and returns to your hand when it blocks, but at least Zephyr Spirit gets one more point of toughness
Finkel, 33, has a fascinating history of number-crunching wizardry that extends far beyond the realm of Magic: The Gathering