Perhaps changes could be made to a Dredge deck to enable embalming creatures, but I suspect that would just lead to the field changing their sideboarding tactics
Dual lands are still great because they can produce two mana colors, and if your deck only runs two or three colors, then chances are itll be able to cast most of the cards in your hand
Hes also essentially a 5/5 for three, which is obscene
And, against decks with Red targets for this, it will feel premium Ward 3 is pretty big, and for a creature this size, it may just feel like Hexproof some games, since your opponent will need a pretty hefty removal spell to deal with it in most cases, and it will be pretty hard for your opponent to ever take it down without paying at least what you paid for the Giant
The ward is a big difference maker between Coppercoat Vanguard and Veteran Swordsmith
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