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You also have a baseline of a 2-mana 2/2, which youll certainly be wanting if you dont have something else to do on turn two This has a solid stat-line and an ability that will be useful on occasion

Riptide Gearhulk Riptide Gearhulk packages aggression and control into a compact card

It gets better in a world where you have ways to take more advantage of oil counters too

While we don't have quite as nice a defensive Aura today, there are still some pretty decent options

You can still have those easy fast wins if your draft pool is favourable, but you cant just draft red and lock in a positive win rate here

It doesnt offer a power boost, but flying enables excellent attacks while vigilance keeps you safe even as you swing in turn after turn