mtg japanese cards strixhaven The Alternative Arts of StrixHaven's Mystical Archive You lose life equal to that permanents mana value. mtg strixhaven japanese cards Magic

Each player may cast the nonland card they exiled without paying its mana cost

it's indeed among the best black instants in the game

I do want to note a unique interaction red has with the life gain theme, which is that its big damage-dealing spells can be granted lifelink by either Judith, Carnage Connoisseur or Firesong and Sunspeaker if you want to get absolutely weird with it

Defiant Strike occasionally sees play in decks that just need targeting spells, and while Honor is a sorcery, a +1/+1 counter is a pretty good output on a 1-mana cantrip

Cards like Hard Evidence or Shambling Ghast or soft removal spells like Shattered Ego have a similar impact on my decision