mtg blue devotion cards Thassa, God of the Sea and Thassa, Deep-Dwelling represent different approaches to devotion. The original offers unblockable threats and scrying, while Deep-Dwelling provides immediate impact with her enters-the-battlefield ability and flash Mono-Blue Devotion | EDHREC

Before the works of these three deckbuilding geniuses who are all among the greatest the game has ever seen, players would frequently pack their decks with so many creatures, even when playing control. The idea of making every card in your deck dedicated to the sole purpose of not dying was a radically different paradigm

What cards hit my top five

The best cards from Zendikar Rising were the cycle of rares like Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave that all clocked in at seven mana, which generally translated into it defaulting as a land unless you happened to draw it late in a stalled-out game

Buying back Blasphemous Act is particularly brutal

It seems like nothing has been spared from the banhammer's scourge

Deflecting Swat basically allows you to tap out for your commander without having to equip Swiftfoot Boots