howard lyon mtg cards Behind the Howard Lyon

While it trades in the flexibility of doubling up triggers from Cloudblazers and Noxious Gearhulks, it also gains a huge advantage over Panharmonicon, in that it's only two mana and comes with a mostly on-curve 2/1 body

Its often the ultimate companion piece for plenty of outstanding partner commanders who can draw into it or cheat it out, and is essentially the final boss of blue magic that can turn every card in your hand into an unstoppable threat

Abrade While not as essential in decks with access to Black or White's removal suite, Abrade shines in mono-Red

By placing a -1/-1 counter on one of your own creatures, it creates Treasure every turn, helping accelerate into bigger plays

If you don't need her for mana, and you've got a big creature on the board to trigger her +2/+2 boost, feel free to send Ruby in to attack