Overall, this means youve paid eight mana to deal eight damage to Creatures and destroy two Artifactsnot bad
Manifest isn't the only mechanic Duskmourn made a call to as manifest dread on artifacts is essentially Living Weapon
Show these 16 cards to some people who have never played the game, and see how fast they can spot the intruder in both cases: The first row lacks consistency, and this is key to any design product
The value of X is determined only once, as Proft's Eidetic Memory's last ability resolves
Equipment Matters / Metalcraft This one is a little less likely, but if the set opts to use artifacts for many of the relics and weapons of the Third Age, then metalcraft or other equipment payoffs are mechanics that could work
One of the soft points of current lists is their lack of a firm sink for their Lotus Field mana Sweet Oblivion is the kind of slot-efficient and reliable kill a heavy combo deck loves to see