Hydra Trainer Hydra Trainer looks beyond hydras, at all the modified creatures, counter doublers and evergreen use of +1/+1 counters and says, I've got job security! Green decks can randomly have a bunch of such counters and while it might not surprise anyone, one attack with a Hydra Trainer and a trampler and it's just game over
The Thanos-Copter The Thanos-Copter is excellent as a vehicle lord that turns all your vehicles into creatures, and the copter is ready to attack from the get go
But by far the biggest change has been the continued rise of the Commander format
Whats the Difference Between Storyborn, Dreamborn, and Floodborn Characters
Demonic Tutor Given that Alpha is full of some of Magic: The Gatherings most powerful cards, it should be no surprise that Demonic Tutor is one of the best MTG tutor cards in the game
It is also the card type with the least amount of design space, so in my role as head designer, one of the things I've championed has been slowing down the evolution of planeswalkers to make sure we're "squeezing all the toothpaste out of the tube." Because of this, the static ability on Garruk Relentless was a bit contentious
