mtg cards secret lair Magic The Gathering, Lair: Secret x Arcane – Card Monster Games and Matt Stikker. Master of Cruelties | Secret

This can do some serious work if you play it on turn two, and if you get it later in the game you can give it up to get a card

This is an interesting mechanic, but it has a small design space

It provides all the excitement of Voltroning up a creature with enchantments or spells, without the downside of losing everything to removal

By comparison, Strength of Solidarity, Allied Assault, and Practiced Tactics do absolutely nothing on their own and really need fuller Parties to function

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Indeed, the story and mechanics being so tightly bound together helps the game feel much more considered, and less cynical than it otherwise would have been