Xira, the Golden Sting, Massacre Girl, Known Killer and Kelsien, the Plague have slightly different methods of marking a target, while Vraska, the Silencer, Vein Ripper, and Twinblade Assassins are assassins which simply incentivize murder regardless of any prior mark
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Cards like Wrath of God and Pyroclasm were the natural enemies of decks full of two-drops, but what good is a Wrath of God if they simply untap and put their creatures back on the table
The Sturdy qualifier definitely isn't a lie for this card , with a willpower of five bolstered by a Resist +1 to reduce incoming damage, making it easy to generate three lore each turn unperturbed
He also lets Birds of Paradise attack (and boosts up Noble Hierarch) improving many of the creatures that naturally aid in his casting while hurting many of the most popular tournament creatures due to the usual preference for power over toughness