Mulliganing hard (putting a lot of cards back to draw again) to have a play for turn 1 will make a big difference
Split Up is a three-mana mass removal spell that will no doubt create headaches in Standard - it's excellent at removing blockers after an alpha-strike from an army of tokens , for instance, but it's also a great early answer to a deck curving out into threats on turns one through three
4 Grist, The Hunger Tide Creative Design On A Flexible Planeswalker Grist occupies a tier just below absurdity, being a merely powerful planeswalker that sees play across a number of formats
While writing about the price of Blue Ugin, being a dragon aficionado and collector, I pondered about where Blue Ugin would rank among the most expensive dragons in Magics twenty-two year history
Her -1 ability, creating a 2/2 Samurai token with vigilance, provides invaluable board control and pressure - when combined with her +1 to give first strike and a +1/+1 counter to a creature, it's a formidable attacker and an effective way to protect the Emperor herself
