His design fits a white ETB lifegain deck that pressures opponents into awkward choices
Genie - Wish Fulfilled Another uninkable card joins the list as Genie - Wish Fulfilled whisps into the number 3 spot
If you are looking for the TL;DR, its rather simple
Arwen, Mortal Queen is different
Packs were opened, cards were shuffled and played without sleeves, and few could have anticipated the lasting legacy that the convention season's biggest surprise hit would have
Mirrodin Affinity Meddling Mage | Illustration by Todd Lockwood Creature (26) Arcbound Worker x4 Disciple of the Vault x4 Arcbound Ravager x4 Meddling Mage x4 Frogmite x4 Somber Hoverguard x3 Myr Enforcer x3 Sorcery (4) Thoughtcast x4 Artifact (25) Ancient Den x2 Darksteel Citadel x4 Seat of the Synod x4 Vault of Whispers x4 AEther Vial x4 Chromatic Sphere x4 Cranial Plating x3 Land (5) Blinkmoth Nexus x2 City of Brass Glimmervoid x2 Sideboard (0) Creature (15) Kami of Ancient Law x3 Cabal Therapy x3 Seal of Removal x2 Chill x3 Engineered Plague x3 City of Brass With the release of Darksteel , the second expansion of the Mirrodin block, Standard became dominated by the appearance of affinity decks that quickly overpowered many decks from the format thanks to the use and abuse of Arcbound Ravager, Disciple of the Vault, and Skullclamp
