I was on my way into work, pulled out my phone, and to my dismay found I had pocket dialed entering the Tarkir Dragonstorm Sealed Arena Direct event
Laelia, the Blade Reforged Laelia, the Blade Reforged is a strong red creature on its own
It consistently gains you life throughout the game, allowing access to extra resources you might not otherwise have
She never intended to lead the Alacrian Quickbeasts as the exemplar of her district, but after the tragic death of the original team captain mere weeks before the race, the mantle fell upon her shoulders
All Im saying is that all of this stuff goes away or is strongly diluted once Wizards of the Coast actually reprints the Power 9 and brand new players are opening Mox Jet and shrugging because the card was reprinted in three different Masters sets over a five year period
The power of the energy mechanic is that every nonland card in our main deck produces energy, and almost every single one also allows us to spend energy in some beneficial way, so all of our cards support each other, with the random one-drop we play early powering up our finishers later