Mostly, this is a two mana removal spell that gets rid of mana value 3 or less things for two mana
The combination of first strike and a shield counter means its harder to lose it via combat, and giving hexproof to all your creatures helps a lot if you have disruption in a Death & Taxes build
Similarly to Ravnicas extremely successful formula, Alaras major focus on those shards resulted in each carrying its own unique identity, both in gameplay mechanics and flavor, leaving a strong impression on Magic players worldwide and setting an expectation for what these colors do together
Red-White Creature (26) Burning Sun's Avatar Charging Monstrosaur x2 Demanding Dragon Exultant Skymarcher x2 Frenzied Raptor Goblin Motivator Hostile Minotaur Inspiring Captain Knight of New Benalia x3 Pyromantic Pilgrim x2 Rustwing Falcon x2 Serra's Guardian Shivan Dragon Silverbeak Griffin Sky Terror x2 Skyknight Legionnaire x2 Sun Sentinel x2 Instant (7) Dual Shot x2 Inspired Charge x2 Lightning Strike x2 Moment of Triumph Sorcery (1) Enchantment (2) Land (24) Mountain x10 Plains x10 Stone Quarry x4 This Boros deck is a decently constructed aggro deck for playing against the other Starter Kit deck, but it has far too many vanilla creatures to be viable in any real format
I had predicted a Goblin Guide and Blood Moon reprint, but Im still a bit shocked to see them both here
Planetary Annihilation is quite fitting in a deck that cares about sacrificing lands, but this card isnt very good as a board wipe