So I eagerly riffled through the cards, exclaiming, and then I saw it
To make this happen, I had to use Eleven, the Mage and Mike, the Dungeon Master as the commanders, using the friends forever mechanic
Upgrade Goals Based on our analysis of the deck I will focus on the following upgrade goals: Enhance our Politics theme Enhance our Elf theme Swap our card draw for better options Add another board wipe if able Remove any card that doesn't fit our Politics / Elves themes or are thematic but too weak The way I upgrade the precon changes heavily between the LOTR-only upgrade section and the regular upgrade section: the LOTR-only section will enhance our Elf theme without much enhancing Politics because there's no real political cards to add from the main set
Phasing is a long-time mechanic that has gone through a lot of iterations over the years
Because double strike enables a creature to deal damage before regular combat damage, a creature with both abilities can also save itself from being overwhelmed by its blockers and dying
In the late game, a 2/1 menace creature just isnt likely to get through in combat