I could put them into my closet and wait
Even in a non-energy deck, Amped Raptor gets sick value if your deck is full of only 1- and 2-drops, which is easy to do in aggro decks
Whats more, we have found a way to make the cards playable even after apply this secondary process which is a major breakthrough
You may then either cast that card without paying its mana cost (ignoring any timing restrictions) or put that card into your hand
While we already saw the power of Thalia in powered formats, where she can hate out combo decks and slow down sweepers, such as in the Five-Color Humans deck above, the card has also enjoyed a great deal of success as just a good card for aggressive, creature-heavy decks. Creatures (27) 3 Fiend Hunter 4 Champion of the Parish 3 Avacyn's Pilgrim 3 Mayor of Avabruck 3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 2 Restoration Angel 3 Sigarda, Host of Herons 4 Silverblade Paladin 2 Druid's Familiar Lands (25) Spells (8) While Thalias ability is so good, she would likely see a fair bit of play even without first strike, its actually the first strike that really gets her over the finish line
