The reality is that what made Izzet Phoenix such a good deck was not the times it had two Arclight Phoenix attacking on turn two, but the fact that it was a really good fair deck that could occasionally do broken things as well
Putting a +1/+1 counter on something might seem dirt obvious now but the idea of expanding the roles of a +1/+1 counter beyond being an expression of a creature's size was a significant leap forward back in the day
Wild Mongrel and Silvos might smash face, but if you like having lots of tricks at your disposal then it's not easy being green
1 It's important to point out that this color combination is one of utility, not always sheer power
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2015/06/20 19:40 2015/06/20 19:40 I put it in extras when I had no card at all One of the dice monsters that stands out and is crazy 2/3 is a merit effect, but the demerit is quite scary, and half of the LP is a crazy demerit that is not funny