If you use a Human to block a big creature, not only do you prevent damage, but you will draw cards to get you closer to your main win conditions
Three power with double strike is hard to block profitably, but your opponent has to block it to prevent the combat damage trigger
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Unlike symmetrical damage doublers that affect all players, Lightning's targeted approach creates advantages for the player while adequately giving the core concept of FF13's stagger mechanic
But even the two copies maindeck were not enough for me, as I added a third to the sideboard to increase my win percentage against the flurry of red-based aggro and green-based midrange that has infested the MTG Arena metagame
answered Jan 28, 2012 at 18:23 user1873 40.2k8 gold badges83 silver badges194 bronze badges 3 The Oracle text always takes priority over any card
