It cost a lot more mana to cast, but it was also a lot bigger at the same time
Mono-Red Aggro (1.1% of the Winner's Metagame) 19 Mountain 4 Hired Claw 4 Burst Lightning 4 Burnout Bashtronaut 4 Hexing Squelcher 4 Razorkin Needlehead 3 Magebane Lizard 3 Nova Hellkite 3 Howlsquad Heavy 2 Soulstone Sanctuary 2 Sunspine Lynx 2 Shock 2 Lightning Strike 2 Rockface Village 2 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might 3 Sear 2 Sunspine Lynx 2 Ghost Vacuum 2 Scorching Shot 1 Magebane Lizard 1 Soulstone Sanctuary 1 Broadside Barrage 1 Nova Hellkite 1 Zhao, the Moon Slayer 1 Slickshot Show-Off The classic formula of cheap, hasty threats backed by burn spells never goes out of style
The Equipment and Historic Payoffs Many of Assassins Creed assassin cards support an equipment-based playstyle, including Bureau Headmaster, Arbaaz Mir, Eivor, Battle-Ready, and more
Thankfully, Zendikar Rising is a pretty good set thats filled with some exciting new mechanics - and the return of some other favourites, too
Having to play a non-threat in the slot of a threat leads to some inconsistencies
The cards Full Art illustration is a direct reference to a major plot point in Pokmon Legends: Arceus