I havent been to an SCG Open in years, mainly because I live on the West Coast and they dont bother, unfortunately
For a cost of five generic mana and two black mana, Soul Spike is appalling value in most circumstances
But, like landfall, this is not the only thing that can happen
To the contrary, Im really looking forward to Lorcanabut it quickly became apparent that the game is going to be incredibly popular and acquiring cards wouldnt be easy
Credit: Wizards of the Coast Koma, World-Eater Marcy: Ward 4 really helps because while this isn't counterable, it is very removable, and making a spell cost 6 mana to wipe this off the board is pretty intense
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