With no preexisting method of assessing battles and their role in Magic decks, the weeks ahead will see an exciting race to discover the most powerful battles with good old-fashioned trial and error by deck designers and competitors alike
For collectors or premium deckbuilders, the borderless version is around $39, but the rare borderless surge foil sits at a much steeper $140+
Before I sign off, I wanted to take a moment to talk about one card in particular that has been getting some buzz when it comes to the surveil mechanic, and one that I briefly mentioned before but didnt do a deep dive into
Liliana, the Last Hope gets her spot on the list by enabling the vaunted single-card gameplan, where you sabotage an opponents targeted sideboard hate or plans to shift gears in the matchup by bringing in in a card that you can sculpt an entire gameplan around resolving and winning with
This means that the FAA governs, among other things, the interpretation and enforcement of this arbitration agreement and all of its provisions, including, without limitation, the class action waiver discussed below
Its hard to tell what deck is looking for this combination of abilities, but it pays off if you can keep connecting with it