Archived from the original on November 10, 2010
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd Crucible of Worlds in the command zone is strong even if you have to overpay a bit.Szarel, Genesis Shepherd adds a great sacrifice payoff that could include lands
Createrhoof gives all your creatures trample when it comes into play, which is pretty good on its own, but also gives them all +X/+X, where X is the number of creatures you control
These factors contributed to a hostile environment for poor Bob
The death of the first rat will trigger Thornbite Staff's ability and untap Marrow-Gnawer, letting you then do to it again to make three more rats
Life drain, token doublers, and mana engines all multiply in value with more players at the table