The Swiss Army knife nature of Deathrite Shaman is appealing, as is its defensive body and the incidental graveyard hate it provides, but it was always the mana generation ability that pushed this card over the top
Drannith Magistrate, Sanctum Prelate, Archon of Emeria, Lavinia, Azorious Renegade, Boromir, Warden of the Tower, Aven Mindcensor & Containment Priest shut down a LOT of strategies
after the Curse of Darkness Structure Deck , they always introduce 5 new cards, 1 or 2 of them being Ultra Rare, 2 of them Super Rares, and the remaining 2 as Commons (usually Spells or Traps)
(Frustrating the opponent with a Teflon life total is just as much board control as it is mind games; you are subtly influencing how they play what they play, and as irritated as life-gain and damage prevention makes some players, theyre bound to start making mistakes
Thats incredibly powerful, especially against Pokmon with high retreat costs
You still wont find anything there for MSRP and youll have to haggle with the seller to get a reasonable price, but youll get your deck
