In the world of Magic writers, hes among the most qualified in talking about B/R multiplayer strategies
We dont know for sure what the Alchemy format is going to look like, as its still in its infancy and theres a lot of exploring to be done, but here are some of the early contenders for most influential cards in the set
It's a very flavorful design, representing this Final Fantasy 8 boss monster's move: 10,000 needles, which instantly kills any character
If youve got pesky threats in the way though, it helps to have cards like Ravenous Chupacabra to get rid of creatures by just straight up killing them, or Duergar Hedge-Mage to get rid of enchantments and artifacts
Control decks hate it: dealing with just one planeswalker is already a pain, but two of them are somewhat impossible as few board wipes can hit them outside of the ones like Burn Down the House
1 Damnable Pact