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Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn A solid card draw option on the front side with a decent body, that in the late game is unconditional removal and becomes an indestructible card draw engine
Its a good way to get to know some of the regular contributors to Magic and their unique styles
You have to pay for the reanimation, but the hybrid mana symbol opens this up to more traditional black reanimation and lifegain effects
Gemrazer I like the idea of a little curve here, mutating the 4/4 body onto a mana creature, like Birds of Paradise, in order to blow up the inevitable mana rock someone has dropped
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