The fact that every bit of damage heals its controller causes games to swing wildly from one direction to another
Last updated on April 4, 2025 Brainstorm (Mystical Archive) | Illustration by Justin Hernandez & Alexis There are all kinds ways to rank Magic cards: the best commanders, the most beautiful art, the best planeswalkers, etc
Heck, theres probably a great Naya Dragons deck with Thunderbreak Regent and Draconic Roar as one-of, if not the only non-creature spell in the deck that works off of the creature-mana produced from Shaman of Forgotten Ways and Beastcaller Savant
But its ability lets you play an extra land and then draw a card to repeat the process if you still have lands in your hand
Like Divination, this is a net gain of one card
Playing with the top card of your deck revealed gives away a lot of your game plan, but Melek does very Izzet things by caring about instants and sorceries and allowing you to copy them