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masterplum
07/27/21 10:01:24 PM
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15. Shark Typhoon



This is another example of a card that isn't great at any point that somehow combines together to an excellent card. I think what really makes the card work is it does two things pretty well

  1. Against aggro it's a cantripping ambush viper. Trading with your opponents 2/1 or 2/2 while drawing a card for 3 or 4 mana is excellent
  2. Against control it is an uncounterable huge cantripping threat. Your opponent thinks the coast is clear and suddenly they are seeing a 6/6 haste can't be countered draw a card.


This combination is why this card is great. Cards that aren't ever dead are always way better than they look.

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Oh you can also cast it for 6 mana. Outside of cheating it out by returing it from your graveyard or something I don't think I've ever had this happen in a game that wouldn't have just been won by cycling the card anyways. An added bonus I guess but I think I've actually cast it something like 2% of the time.

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