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This is a creature youll want to remove on sight, as 2-3 activations can be all it takes to set up a combo or flood the board in a big way

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If we play it as the last card in our hand, we can easily spend our next several turns dumping mana into it rather than letting our mana go to waste

Cards that give you benefits for playing big creatures are good options

For better or for worse, I expect Gideon of the Trials to be the most influential Standard card out of Amonkhet from now until it leaves the format