Empen and Snowl negate effects of Special Summoned monsters, forcing opponents into Normal Summons
That 3rd toughness makes a pretty huge difference in making the cards baseline a lot less miserable A two mana 2/3 with defender isnt great, but in a defensive deck it isnt unplayable, but the ceiling on this card just isnt very high, and neither is the floor
Razorkin Needlehead would be an excellent addition to the deck, but it's a little beyond our budget restrictions
Swamps 13
(It's an artifact with ", , Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.") Whenever this creature attacks, you may sacrifice a Food
There was one card, which I will talk about in my upcoming preview article next week, that we knew we couldn't top, but on others, we felt the need to try