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Venerated Rotpriest fills that gap, handing out poison counters to an opponent whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell

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A few cards saw some play, but when we had our initial meeting for Lorwyn Eclipsed and looked back at mechanics from the Lorwyn and Shadowmoor blocks, our note on champion was that it would be nice to do again if it played a little better

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It annihilates your opponents graveyards and snags a spell for later use

You play a scry land when you can afford a minor tempo hit in exchange for greater consistency