That makes Recoil one of those cards that has a hard time being bad until the point when your opponent has extra lands they can hold in their hand in order to discard them, at which point most decks that run Recoil are either using that as an excuse to crank up the discard engine or more likely happy enough to have survived this long that they don't care
Hallow prevents the board from getting wiped all together and you gain huge amounts of life instead
If multiple effects allow you to cast a Zombie creature card from your graveyard, such as those of Gisa and Geralf and Karador, Ghost Chieftain, you must announce which permission youre using as you begin to cast the spell
A 2/2 defender isnt great, but if this card trades with any attacking creature, it has done its job and alongside one surveil trigger, Thoughtbound Phantasm becomes a well-sized blocker
The extra booster set does have one, much cheaper, upgrade that can be made in EB01-003-kid-killer
Rule with an Even Hand (Playtest) Conspiracy (Start the game with this conspiracy face up in the command zone.) You can't attack with an odd number of creatures
