(2025-06-06) "Shield" is not an ability that creatures have and shield counters are not keyword counters
I think Dormant Sliver is awesome because you could, in theory, side it in against Sliver decks, play it and laugh maniacally as their tribal synergies amount to nothing because their Slivers cant attack because all Slivers have defender
A lot of people cited low EDH inclusion numbers as a reason for being hesitant to take a look at this card, but at $20, its much more affordable and its pricing itself into decks
A vision of Gix informed by the past: From our prediction article: expecting abilities that reference his earlier cards such as Claws of Gix and Ring of Gix very unlikely he would be mono-color Phyrexian praetor expecting him to be Dimir based might even have the demon creature type as well Exxaxl: Wow
The reality is, if you want to just get three permanents onto the battlefield for a flashy finish, you don't have to spend 7 mana to do it
