Lastly, we have Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor, who feels like a sweet budget politics deck just waiting for the right person to be inspired
Weve no idea how the artwork ended up like this, but it makes our skin crawl
Nobody wants a beat-up old card that collected dust in your parents basement
Fact or Fiction is another favorite, as it can get the table involved while always guaranteeing you at least three cards
A lot of artifact strategies rely on cheap artifacts to get rolling, so playing Meltdown for 2 mana and wiping out multiple cards on an opposing player's board is very reasonable, sometimes bordering on game-winning
As for the X spells themselves, that includes a rich variety of Hydras such as Hydroid Krasis, which is overwhelmingly strong even without Zaxara there to generate additional value on the side, along with other staple Hydras like Lifeblood Hydra, Protean Hydra, and the mighty Genesis Hydra