You get so many extra turns off this blue creature that reaching the final level might as well win the game, assuming your fragile creature survives
The textured foil version of Mana Drain from the Breaking News element of the set means that it going to be extra rare, so the odds of opening this variant will be incredibly low
Elspeth, Storm Slayer Elspeth, Storm Slayer gets dropped into a Standard that's hostile to her mana value, but I think she might be good enough to see play anyway, Her abilities are great and work well together, but there are a ton of tools readily available in Standard that will work well with those abilities
The theme for these showcase cards were the set's Planeswalkers, and their 'signature spells'
The deck grows this army through powerful anthem effects (Glorious Anthem) and with counters (Feat of Resistance, Basri's Solidarity)
Sigarda's Aid Sigarda's Aid only gets better in a world with equipment that cost a lot to equip, like Blackblade Reforged, Commander's Plate, and Colossus Hammer
