Archived from the original on March 12, 2023
Emry, Lurker of the Loch Emry, Lurker of the Loch is an efficient bit of self-mill with recursive potential, but this card requires a high concentration of artifacts, making it one of the narrower options on the list
, and is also a great splash for value-minded Golgari decks, like this one from the first set of MTGO lists: Creatures (26) 4 Llanowar Elves 2 Carnage Tyrant 4 Wildgrowth Walker 4 Merfolk Branchwalker 1 Seekers' Squire 4 Jadelight Ranger 2 Ravenous Chupacabra 2 Midnight Reaper 3 Hydroid Krasis Planeswalkers (3) Lands (24) Spells (7) Sideboard Touching blue here in an otherwise typical Golgari shell gives you access to another great piece of card advantage that fills in any spot on the curve, so this list isnt appreciably clunkier than previous Golgari decks but much better drawing off the top
Isshin decks typically combine token generators like Adeline, Resplendent Cathar with burn effects like Hellrider and Purphoros, God of the Forge to blitz the table to 0 before they can react
We just discussed Ponder, and the reason Preordain is banned is exactly the same: it made combo decks too consistent
