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Edition Egyptian God Deck: Slifer the Sky Dragon - Unlimited Egyptian God Deck: Obelisk the Tormentor - 1st

You can tell which technique you need by the way the card is curling: if the sides of the card curl away from you when youre looking at the front of the card it needs to be hydrated, not dried out

See rule 702.86, Annihilator. 702.86a: Annihilator is a triggered ability

If you are looking to pick up Modern cards, I would get a feel for a deck you like and save up for it long before that time frame

Cards like [card]Heros Downfall[/card] make black much more appealing to jump into