Not only do you need the Ritual Monster in hand, but you also need the accompanying Ritual Spell and Monsters to Tribute
Giving your opponent a monster with 2200 ATK/3000 DEF is a small price to pay here, considering it can be removed by any effect
Dredge is another reasonable home for Faithful Mending the mana base will certainly need to be adjusted to include Mana Confluence and Gemstone Mine in order to support it, but I believe it will be worth it
Murktide doesnt need to rely on pure aggression to win games, because by blending aggression and interactivity, it can still be fast enough to keep slower decks on their heels without becoming vulnerable to decks like Creativity, Living End and Amulet Titan
The brown colour denoting monster cards was replaced by the red, blue and yellow backing associated with Slifer, Obelisk and Ra respectively
It's got playable, strong cards, pulls from multiple sets on Innistrad's plane, and hits a sweet spot in price, all while tugging on the nostalgic strings of almost any Magic player
