(If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.) You may cast this card from your graveyard using its blitz ability
By summing these points across all events, each archetype's share of the total reflects its winner's metagame share: a snapshot of what you can expect to see at the top tables
Outside of sacrificing it or destroying the aura, which not every color can meaningfully do, youve now disabled their most threatening creature, potentially for the remainder of the game
And it doesn't hurt that it will give you a 1/1 flying creature after they burn a removal spell, so you don't feel like you lost a card while most of your opponents did not
Illustrated by Brandon Kitkouski Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
As always, I'm eager for any feedback on today's article or any thoughts on typal cards and themes