If Grimmsnarl ex, a card that is able to hit for 180 +30, was already a top deck, hitting for 120 + 50 is equally powerful, if not more
9 Cut: Sages Nouliths The Equipment Card Doesnt Add Value To The Deck One of the first cards you need to cut from the Scions and Spellcraft deck is Sages Nouliths
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But they each have a story to tell
You can end up destroying your own permanent, but thats only a 1 in 3 chance and theres ways around it: indestructible, regeneration, an opponents creature that you made commit treason
Garth One-Eye, Inalla, Archmage Ritualist, and Derevi, Empyrial Tactician are all great examples of commanders who enable this style of gameplay