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He would typically Necropotence up extra just so he could brain his opponent with the Firestorm, recognizing that a delta of one life point on his part could equate to 5 or 6 damage as he discarded his hand
Before Innistrad, Zombies were exclusively the purview of Magic's black mana, but Innistrad revealed that a good Zombie is just one failed (or successful, depending on your goal) experiment away
My guess is that he is assumed to be an inclusion in one of Standard's most powerful decks at the moment, Izzet Prowess
Heres looking forward to Kaldheim
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