If you categorise yourself as a Vorthos like I do (a Vorthos is a player who enjoys the flavour and creativity of Magic, and may be heavily invested in the art, story, and how those are expressed through the cards) you might really get a kick from the strange and wonderful situations that can arise while playing these iconic characters
At the beginning of your second main phase, you draw X cards and lose X life, where X is the number of opponents who were dealt combat damage by Estinien Varlineau or a Dragon this turn
Samut, Vizier of Naktamun Three mana for a creature that can attack when it enters the battlefield, defends well with first strike, and also becomes a blocker due to vigilance and can also provide card draw is simply excellent, especially in the Gruul color combination
Back in Shards block, the average Rare was just as tournament playable as the average Mythic, and discounting planeswalkers, Rares were considerably more tournament playable than Mythics
You are not going to like this
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall gives you that option, and its a good thing for aggro decks that are low to the ground
