Elementals can get pretty pricey, so 5 mana is often a cost reduction, and at instant speed, you can pull a lot of surprises outside your turn
Format: Commander Estimated Bracket: 1 or Above (0 Game Changers) User Submitted Deck Deck Date: Nov 10, 2019 Archetype: Aryel, Knight of Windgrace Loading
In addition to being such a powerful game piece, its obviously far more castable than most game-winning threats we could play and the ability to clean up the left over Spirits from Forbidden Orchard is actually very helpful
The card arrives protected and display-ready, which matters when you're giving it as a gift or keeping it long-term
Of course, the idea of these IPs infiltrating our beloved card game is one thing, but it all depends on how Wizards of the Coast ends up implementing them
Creatures (5) Lands (14) Spells (41) 4 Brainstorm 1 Fastbond 2 Mana Drain 1 Vampiric Tutor 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Yawgmoth's Will 4 Duress 4 Force of Will 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Time Walk 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Red Elemental Blast 4 Gush 1 Cunning Wish 4 Merchant Scroll 2 Misdirection 1 Black Lotus 3 Opt 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Sapphire Sideboard Gush has been restricted and unrestricted more times than most, and when it has been legal, it has been extremely busted with Fastbond