Its also a 5/5 with flying and deathtouch, and you can cast it for less than its steep eight mana cost if you have a few creatures on the battlefield already
While I think that every single one of the Swords has something to offer in the right deck, some of them are just more exciting and powerful than others
Once money like that enters a hobby, people show up looking to take advantage of it
Should I choose to hold Aerial Boost until after the declare blockers step, my opponent is very likely to block my Alabaster Host Sanctifier with their Redcap Heelslasher, as it would ordinarily survive the damage from my creature unscathed thanks to its First Strike ability (and even without First Strike, it has more than enough toughness to boot)
Log in RULINGS 2021-06-18 To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost youre paying (such as an evoke cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions
A lifetime ago, I played Lay Waste to tie for the Top 8 of a PT in a mono-red deck