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So that's a great argument against dropping Grunt but really says nothing about Avenger. Avenger dies to bolt, dies blocking 1 VV if it's lucky enough to come down T3. Look, I love Avenger but...

It works fine if your strategy abuses it. Obviously against some decks it does virtually nothing. Right now that happens to be Survival decks so I'm not surprised it's on the shelf.

I think the point I was trying to make is it wins in 2 turns with either Jitte or SoFI. Even if it comes into play a turn later than Grunt or Avenger, I'm looking at it's superiority with equipment....

No, I do agree that Mother is really good but you have to look at when she becomes relevant.

The guy you want to protect ideally is vialed in turn 4 (attacking turn 5). Now, I guess you can have...

Well, that's kind of the problem with replacing 2 drops with 3 drops (let alone 1 drops with 3 drops). Already, the first 3-4 turns are pretty dicey for this deck. I might look at front loading 1-2...

I think the only two creatures that I would look to replace with the new crusader would be the two main beaters (Avenger & Grunt) but first lets look at what is gained/lost. Keep in mind the...

They should print a Tivadar for every tribe. Of course they wouldn't all be in white but still it would really add a new element to sideboarding and promote the creatures matter theme they've been...