I guess thats what happens when blue gets its hands on a card advantage engine
Mage Slayer Mage Slayer gives the equipped creature an ability I like to call first first strike. As in, it deals damage when you declare it as an attacker, before your opponent even gets to declare blockers
This ban is more than likely going to crash the value of Mana Crypt since the card is losing its biggest home
Once your life is about ten, Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim turns into a powerful removal, letting you exile any nonland permanent for the small price of three mana and a creature to sacrifice
He primarily plays Commander, Pauper, and Legacy, and has a passion for introducing new players to the game
What I wrote then is still true: being able to chop down big creatures, even if you cant kill them outright, matters