We're continuing our journey through the upcoming card rotation, and this time, we're setting our sights on the ever-strategic Blue archetype
Id still go for Archenemy's Charm and try to skew my mana base towards black if I did, but you still have to be aware that this is most likely to be live from about turn 6 or 7 onwards
Condition is often one of the largest pricing factors, especially for rare and collectible cards
Kess's ability is a powerful engine, though, so you'd expect her to want some protection
If another effect modifies how much damage a source would deal, including preventing some of it, the player being dealt damage or the controller of the permanent being dealt damage chooses an order in which to apply those effects
It looks like this: A 5/7 vigilant lifelinker hits hard