Cards Added Anger Anje, Maid of Dishonor Basilisk Collar Bedevil Bojuka Bog Costly Plunder Cranial Plating Cryptolith Fragment Drana, Liberator of Malakir Falkenrath Forebear Florian, Voldaren Scion Ghirapur Aether Grid Goldvein Pick Grim Hireling Inspiring Statuary Leechridden Swamp Malakir Rebirth Marionette Master Nighthawk Scavenger Nullpriest of Oblivion Olivia Voldaren Olivias Attendants Patriarchs Bidding Reckless Fireweaver Retreat to Hagra Sanctum of Stone Fangs Squee, Goblin Nabob Unexpected Windfall Vampire Socialite Victim of Night Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose Voldaren Bloodcaster Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats Cards Removed Anjes Ravager Anowon, the Ruin Sage Avacyns Judgment Bloodlord of Vaasgoth Bloodtithe Harvester Charcoal Diamond Commanders Sphere Crimson Honor Guard Damnable Pact Dark Impostor Falkenrath Gorger Fire Diamond Glass-Cast Heart Imposing Grandeur Indulgent Aristocrat Kamber, the Plunderer Laurine, the Diversion Midnight Arsonist Mob Rule Molten Echoes 1 Mountain Predators Hour Rakish Heir Shadowgrange Archfiend Stromkirk Condemned Stromkirk Occultist 2 Swamp Temple of the False God Underworld Connections Unstable Obelisk Urge to Feed Vampiric Dragon Most of these cuts are cards that are either a little slow, or dont do enough for our overall strategy
The color-intensive mana cost makes Brightglass Gearhulk a little harder to play, but I think thats worthwhile between the card advantage and the body thats awfully hard to deal with in combat thanks to first strike
These sets are a cut above due to their contributions to Historic overall: Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth introduced many high-powered cards to plenty of formats, changing Modern in a big way
It's a low opportunity cost card that can help sink excess mana into a great static effect, with level three offering an alternate win condition in the same vein as Young Pyromancer without the same level of investment or vulnerability to common removal spells
It is to Wrath of God what Arbour Elf is to Llanowar Elf
Kellan, the Fae-Blooded Kellan, the Fae-Blooded is a good choice for a Boros equipment Commander
