The only time the characteristics of the back face really matter is when the permanent is on the battlefield with its back face up
Then, rest up to 1 of your opponent's Characters
2009 Sets : Conflux , Alara Reborn , Magic 2010 , and Zendikar My Pick : Sea Gate Loremaster ( Zendikar ) Reaper King showed that we could dedicate a small mechanical slice of a set to a typal theme
I may seem wise to you, but Im merely a sapling among mighty oaks. Illustrated by Alan Pollack Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Not Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
So while "Don't worry, players will still be able to use all their cards" is true, it's true in the weird, rules-lawyery sense of the term where you name Borborygmos with your Pithing Needle only for your opponent to say, "Gotcha, I played Borborygmos Enraged, not Borborygmos." The community was hopeful that Historicthe non-rotating format designed to keep cards playable after rotationwould be " Arena Modern." Many actually expected it to cross over into paper play and become a post-Modern non-rotating option
Speaking of finishers, try using Brudiclad to turn all of your Offspring into Inferno Titans
