mtg battle card rules goes to with its first new type in 15 years What Is a Battle Card

This post helps Commander players build decks that actually function by using a non-cargo-cult checklist, so they can tune faster, avoid non-games, and stop blaming bad luck for predictable math

The card quality of a deck with as many gold spells as this one is much higher than most other decks in Pioneer, so you want to try and eliminate the risk of stumbling on mana

The main function of the new card is the same as the old one - drop your opponent's life total down to something manageable

Depending on what color combination you're playing in Commander, you may not easily have another Blue card ready, but if you do, it's killer

This is the final year I write this

Yep the guild leader is on Thunder Junction, and still doing sacrificial shenanigans