The basic conceit is this: youre a mighty wizard (player) and you use your book of spells (deck of cards) to battle your opponent until their health is depleted (their points are at zero.) With over twenty thousand cards at players disposal and almost 30 years of history, its a game with a high level of variance and replayability
I really like the art on Echoing Assault, too
Alternatively, you can pump that colorless mana into a Walking Ballista and ping everyone to death
Im a huge fan of Ninjas in Cube as a way to push blue and black to get more involved in combat, and we recently dedicated an episode of The 540 to the tribe: I wouldve loved to see a red Ninja or two, but alas
Assuming you choose Frodo as your ringbearer and you've been tempted twice, you can draw a card, and card draw is always good
It does a bit of everything and can get out of hand if unanswered and will still be 2 life and a 2/2 worth of extra value when it is