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Avatar of Hope Blaze of Glory Entangler Give No Ground Guardian of the Gateless Ironfist Crusher Noble Ox (playtest) Palace Guard Thoughtweft Trio Valor Made Real Wall of Glare

The white and black themes didn't work out as major Limited themes, but blue's theme, red's theme, and green's theme all evolved to be part of the primary archetypes

The best white cards in MTG dont usually win through explosive turns

Illustrated by Torstein Nordstrand Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Not Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp

Lets look at how the mechanic came to be, what it was intended to do, and why it likely wont be reappearing any time soon