mtg top standard cards Aetherdrift's Ten for Top 5 Magic: The Gathering

Board wipes are the lifeblood of most control decks - and, with Damn, theres now a good one that can act as a surgeons scalpel as well as a tidal wave

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Venerated Rotpriest fills that gap, handing out poison counters to an opponent whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell

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A few cards saw some play, but when we had our initial meeting for Lorwyn Eclipsed and looked back at mechanics from the Lorwyn and Shadowmoor blocks, our note on champion was that it would be nice to do again if it played a little better

You play a scry land when you can afford a minor tempo hit in exchange for greater consistency