mtg black elf cards Lathril, Blade of the Elves Subtype: Elf, Colors: Black, 104

The standout strength here is mana-to-value conversion

The set takes place on Hexhaven, a more combat-focused version of Strixhaven, where Jace has control and seemingly rules with an iron fist, with his own faceless enforcers and eyeball-creature sentinels

We can't play too many in the main because the life loss becomes an issue, and because I'm not sure we need that much creature interaction in the dark

You can also pay one extra mana when casting them to turn a land into an Island as long as Tide Shaper stays on the battlefield

With Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL) previews underway, I'm featuring mechanics from our first foray into the plane of Lorwyn, starting with last week's article all about evoke