Draft and Sealed For both formats, the standard number of lands to play in a 40-card deck is typically 17
Baneslayer's protection was quite pertinent and it's lack of legendary status meant you could drop more than one
This is just the cheaper version of the card, too
Last updated on December 21, 2025 White Plume Adventurer | Illustration by Joseph Weston The term white weenie from the early Magic days is used to describe white decks that fill the board with small creatures and try to win early and fast
The non-optional discard makes it hard to play in midrange shells, but low-to-the-ground aggro decks may not have a problem playing nearly hellbent by that point
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor is very good in black disruptive/discard decks filled with cards like tokens, Deep-Cavern Bat, or Preacher of the Schism