EARLY DAYS COLLECTION packs quality-of-life improvements that elevate classic games to modern standards
Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder has almost 5000 decks on EDHrec and may be hitting a new stride, as the last two years have seen quite a few cards that care about things being cast from exile
Thragtusk is never dead, it is just weaker or stronger in any given matchup
By revealing an Ashcloud Phoenix when resolving Dark Confidants trigger, you lose 4 life
Luckily, a number of years later, in original Theros , we were able to give it a makeover and turn it into the mechanic devotion which was a big hit
CP1 - 1P - 2/1 [new mechanic A] (a two mana purple card is tough to play in limited, so I think it should be good) CP2 - 2P - 3/1 First Strike CP3 - 2P - 2/2 [new mechanic B] CP4 - 3P - 2/2 Flying, [new mechanic B] CP5 - 4P - 4/3 [new mechanic B] CP6 - 5P - 4/6 Trample CP7 - P - Instant - Remove Soul CP8 - 1P - Instant - Choose one: counter target green spell, or destroy target green permanent, or destroy target forest (this would be a cycle of six, so it needs to be different from the existing R/U blasts) CP9 - 2P - Sorcery - Deal 3 damage to target creature or player