Along with the Merlin/Mim cards we discussed in our Rise of the Floodborn Starter Sets review, we're also big fans of the Hiram Flaversham/Pawpsicle combo, which can be used to draw 3 cards with a single Pawpsicle with Flaversham in play
The battlements do not break
When it comes to blowing up creatures, red's typical trick is its myriad of direct damage spells, all of which are perhaps best summarized in Lightning Bolt
18 Plains 4 Caretaker's Talent 4 Carrot Cake 4 Enduring Innocence 4 Fountainport 4 Get Lost 4 Lay Down Arms 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors 2 Soul Partition 4 Beza, the Bounding Spring 3 Sunken Citadel 2 Archangel Elspeth 4 Sunfall 2 Virtue of Loyalty 2 Boon-Bringer Valkyrie 3 Elspeth's Smite 2 Exorcise 3 Rest in Peace 2 Split Up 1 Temporary Lockdown 2 Authority of the Consuls To put Foundations 's impact into perspective, let's analyze six powerful decks that take full advantage of the powerful tools introduced in Foundations
For one black mana and a few sacrificed Squirrels, you can give any creature +X/-X, either pumping up one of your creatures a bit or taking down your opponents commander at the cost of a few creatures.
