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But it brings two cards on arrival and then sits around doing things like attacking, blocking, and giving you options after it already did it's thing

Virtue of Persistence The worst thing about huge top-end spells is having them rot in your hand until the late game

Apr 29, 2026 Rebuilding Zaxara, the Exemplary with Secrets of Strixhaven With all of the X spells in Secrets of Strixhaven, it's time to rebuild one of the biggest X Spell commanders out there: Zaxara, the Exemplary

Zndrsplt's Judgment Of the entire "Friend or Foe" cycle, Zndrsplt's Judgment's probably my least favorite

That usually means: - Clear card name and rules text - Consistent sizing and thickness (especially when sleeved) - No gotcha presentation (dont make it easy to confuse with an authentic card) If you want the lowest-drama option, use sleeves and keep proxies visually obvious enough that nobody feels weird about it

Then throw down the boardwipe and get death triggers for each creature that dies to it