Cecil might even be the kind of card that brings back Deaths Shadow decks, or finds a home in midrange shells like Jund Saga, which always wants a threat on board to keep up the pressure
The Best MTG Leylines Now let's look at the leylines that matter most in an actual game: how strong their effect is, how often it comes up, how well they support real decks, and how miserable they make the table when they appear in an opening hand
Use Friends from the Other Side when your hand is empty and preferably while your opponent is holding key cards in their hand
At least one foil in every pack: These can be any rarity, so this is one of several places where players can get a rare or mythic rare in a single Set Booster
Lowering a creature's power Blue is the color that gets N/-0 effects, what R&D nicknames "shrinking." This can be done on an instant, often affecting more than one creature until end of turn