In short, to keep Magic: The Gathering fresh you have to play it competitively, in draft formats and playing within a single set or at least within the current standard (the last 3 sets + the core set for the year) In comes MTG: Arena
There might be a card that just works better in that shellKindle or Flame Burst
Thunderbird!'s true strength lies in its discard effect
Art Director Ovidio Cartagena tells me this was one of their very first ideas for the set, saying Middle-earth has such a specific geography, and it is of course one of the genius details of storytelling that influenced a lot of subsequent works in fantasy and science fiction
We wont be doing combat this turn. While this white instant is locked to being cast during the combat phase, itll more often than not result in the turn ending as well, unless your opponent has some activated abilities or special actions to take in that second main phase
A double PlusPower every turn