--- # Core Strategy ### 1 Play Big Creatures with Huge Downsides Cards like: - **Abyssal Persecutor** - **Lord of the Pit** - **Desecration Elemental** - **Rust Elemental** - **Plague Reaver** - **Ebon Drake** - **Archfiend of the Dross** - **Phyrexian Negator** - **Drinker of Sorrow** - **Rotting Regisaur** - **Thought Devourer** These creatures normally hurt *you* with sacrifices, life loss, discard, or upkeep demands
So 1998 was very much the biggest year for MtG since 93 but sadly not in a good way
Ikoria cards being reviewed: Vivien, Monsters Advocate Call of the Death-Dweller Mythos of Nethroi Drannith Magistrate Lavabrink Venturer Fiend Artisan Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Indatha Triome Bonders Enclave Bonus: Guest Choices Reviewers: Jordan Munson (author of Maverick on a Budget) Miranda Keith Connery Knox (Achillies27) Alex (Peach) Jono Yanik (Dreadnaught33) Tyrik Strachan Lorkac (Maverick Discord regular) MatsOle Douges Vivien, Monsters Advocate This card will probably not see play: MatsOle: I think Vivien needs to be extremely good at 5 mana, and I fear that since the creatures she creates dont have haste, youre better off playing Nissa, Vital Force , as sweepers are a bigger problem for Maverick than value decks
I knew right away once Drizzt was previewed that I would want to try to find a deck where he could shine
The staff compromised by often only showing Lulu from the waist up, and excluded her from animated sequences involving complex motions
