mtg samurai deck commander Isshin EDH | Combat Deck Slash of the Samurai-100 Card

I was already a Return to the Ranks apologist (playing it quite extensively in early builds of Winota), but Raise the Past is just a far better rate, allowing you to bring back many more creatures for just four mana

There's something inherently attractive about putting your life total higher

This is one promo that is just jaw-droppingly good and, while it isn't the rarest to come by due to how many were printed, it is still valuable because it is the very first Store Championship promo

Swords to Plowshares costs one mana, and this White instant exiles a target creature

As I stated in the article, Doc may reference OTJ's Plot mechanic, but he really is just a very flexible enabler and mana generation engine for various shenanigans