For example, in a control deck, you will likely be happy to keep a battlefield wipe against an aggressive deck but less happy to keep it against a combo deck
1 month ago EnbyGolem so when you say "We try to avoid using cards we've seen a hundred times" does that mean that you are avoiding cards like Entomb, Buried Alive, and Animate Dead that are commonly used in reanimator decks
They can also pair well with your removal spells if you have spells like Reanimate
Spread across multiple formats and all colors, theres bound to be something you can use in your decks, some infinite loop you can win the game with
If your life total can't change, you can't pay a cost that includes the payment of any amount of life other than 0 life
Time will indeed tell, but early validation from accurate matchmaking and reduced salt in tested pods suggests it's built to endure, not as dogma but as an evolving tool that empowers players to self-assess and foster better games