Join me next week for this year's State of Design column, where I will talk all about how I feel the last year of design went
As expected, this came with a lot of hype, and Battles certainly delivered
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer is already being hailed as one of the best 1-mana red creatures ever printed and its not hard grasp why
You reveal all cards you intend to splice at the same time
While challenger decks, and in particular Pirate typal decks, may be better suited for Ruby/Steel, this color combination offers some great item synergy and card draw that will help keep you from running out of resources.
Giving an opponent a 1/1 is a small downside in EDH, although there are many better spot removal spells out there