Beyond being a massive threat that can one-shot opponents, Blightsteel Colossus is also incredibly difficult to get rid of
While weve already discussed a number of Stoneforge Mystic decks this week, beginning with its very first Pro Tour, you knew wed have to save its greatest glory, Caw-Blade, for her: Creatures (8) Planeswalkers (7) Lands (26) Spells (19) 3 Mana Leak 4 Day of Judgment 4 Spell Pierce 1 Deprive 4 Preordain 1 Stoic Rebuttal 1 Sylvok Lifestaff 1 Sword of Feast and Famine Sideboard Caw-Blade wasnt just the deck of the tournament, it would go on to become the most dominant deck of the Standard era over a sustained period
If this hand had a Faithless Looting instead of one of the mana sources or a reanimation spell, I would keep it, especially as you can turn one Faithless Looting and flash it back on turn two off Lotus Petal if you dont find what you need
Heres the long-form how-to: First, craft these two Alchemy cards: Ornate Imitations, an X-cost Simic sorcery from Alchemy: Aetherdrift that conjures X random creatures with mana from 1 to X, and dumps them straight onto the battlefield
Either your opponents get dead quicker, or youre going to be targeted out
Things were considerably wackier this time as Unhinged introduced half mana symbols and new cards matter mechanics
