mtg defensive cards Magic The Gathering - Wilds of Eldraine - Enchanting Tales - Defense of the Heart search your library for up to two creature cards The 45 Best Defender Cards

100% metagame dominance would mean every single deck played four copies of a given card

Because its ability is restricted to working once per turn rather than only on your turns, creating tokens on opposing turns gives you another trigger, another chance to steal a spell

Sauron has a potent cast trigger, and I think the effect warrants the mana cost

Instead of focusing on the literal mind-warping effects of Emrakul, it represents the sheer fear the haunted house sows among its people, largely through Valgavoth, Terror Eaters ability to animate the nightmares of those surviving the House

That may not seem like much--until you realize rad counters open the door to proliferate synergies, poison-based subthemes, and general chaos