Krang, the All-Powerful - Out Another high-cost creature that just doesn't add enough to justify the outlay, at least not in the kind of deck we're building
The idea was of course that while neither side would really be playable on it's own, being able to decide in game whether you wanted a land or spell was well worth the slight downgrade on rate
Modern has been the format of choice for most competitive players since the fall of Standard
Pest Rescuer Pest Rescuer is a new imitation of Ophiomancer, and both come packaged together in the Witherbloom Pestilence precon
If youre running a good burn and draw spell package, youll quickly put a short clock on your opponent if they dont have a way to remove it
(If a creature with a shield counter would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.) Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures