Having this buddy sat on the board will give virtual card advantage by the bucket load, too, and will force opponents to spend removal to solve your failsafes
Anvil of Bogardan One usual piece of advice to rookies is to read the card to know what it does, but it would be misguided here: Anvil of Bogardan used to say each player skips their discard phase but has received errata to say Players have no maximum hand size. A bit of a Howling Mine with its group hug effect and great in discard-heavy decks, Anvil of Bogardans current popularity is marred by its steep price: Being a Reserved List card and having seen no reprints since Visions , it carries a hefty pricetag
Honorable Mention Keldon Warlord Look at the muscles on this guy
With one of those out, Magica is all of a sudden questing for seven lore each turn which is already a pretty intense addition
I expect Force of Negation to be a superb sideboard card in many blue decks, while seeing maindeck play in decks like Azorius Control, which are already in the market for Negate-style effects
