Illustrated by Olivier Bernard Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Legal Modern Not Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Not Legal Comp
The utility of being able to use this as a (sorcery-speed) pump spell in addition to the fight mechanic was extremely valuable to those decks at the time, which were full of cards like Questing Beast, Lovestruck Beast, Gemrazer, Kazandu Mammoth and other beefy creatures that benefited heavily from fighting
Because phasing occurs at the beginning of the untap stage, several savvy players developed decks that combined the two, allowing cards to be phased out "permanently." 43
I really like how fresh this design feels for Zombies, leaning more into the concept of a Zombie hoard rather than encouraging another aristocrats or reanimator strategy
Casualties of War Casualties of War isnt a complete board wipe, but this 6-drop sorcery originally from War of the Spark can take out your opponents best permanents
Flooded Strand: There are three fetchlands in these sets, and this is the only blue one