A cunning opponent casts Black Suns Zenith declaring X=3, through which Geralfs Messenger gets three -1/-1 counters
While were particularly partial to the Amonkhet Invocations treatment, these new Mystical Archive options are a very close second, whether in the English or Japanese treatment
That's enough toughness to block virtually anything, sans flying
The format was conceived to fill a growing void between the constantly evolving Standard format, where cards rotate out of legality every year, and the older, more entrenched Modern format, which includes cards dating back to 2003
However, given the token-heavy focus of this deck, this may be better in a sideboard to swap in against an opponent who is perhaps a little too fond of a Blasphemous Act
Alpha also offered 60-card starter decks (sometimes called starter packs), which were originally around $7.45