Its a great way to get extra value out of each and every one of your adventure cards! So, with that knowledge tucked away, let us introduce you to our cards (including three with alternate art), and Gavins observations about each one: Syr Konrad, the Grim The cards strengths: "When I see this card, I start thinking about how I can get creatures into a graveyard as quickly as possible
What are your favorite new assassin cards
Being an instant, it also lets you set up key cards right before beginning your turn, including ramp like Sol Ring, shenanigans with Vedalken Orrery, or the ability to attack or tap with an artifact creature on your turn that would normally have to wait through a full turn cycle of summoning sickness
All in all, five mana for something that doesnt do anything on its own is expensive, especially considering you need both creatures and draw effects to make this work, but the payoff is definitely worth it for a focused strategy
While all of the pieces to the puzzle have yet to be spoiled, we can start formulating the foundation of the Eldrazi ramp deck and start evaluating the cards available to us that come from Khans of Tarkir block and Magic Origins as well as those weve seen so far from Battle for Zendikar
With him, you can enjoy the benefits of those discard effects without any of the downsides