Burn and Life Drain Burn decks deal direct damage, while Life Drain decks make opponents lose life while you gain it
Adventure Theme: The adventure theme provides an exciting backdrop for gameplay
Shards of Alara also debuted mythic rares (red-orange), which replace one in eight rare cards on average
With how easy it is for landfall to trigger with how many fetchlands exist, Sazh's Chocobo can become mighty in just a few turns
It suddenly makes all your opponent's single-target removal spells much worse to cast, particularly in the first few turns of the game
Cosima, God of the Voyage Cosima, God of the Voyage has one strong ability, and its one of the most satisfying crossovers of function and flavor Ive ever seen (if you remember Bounty of the Luxa from Amonkhet block draft, youll get this straight away)