mtg anti venom card Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer | Marvel's Spider-Man FOIL Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer (Borderless)

Rarity, #: Uncommon, #211

The deck plays plenty of ways to sacrifice for value as well with cards like Priest of Forgotten Gods and Riveteers Ascendancy

[...] The release of Tarkir: Dragonstorm in April had a dramatic effect on the Standard metagame, propelling Izzet Prowess to the top of the metagame on the wings of Cori-Steel Cutter." Klomparens says that this deck accounted for 40 percent of the Standard metagame at a recent event, so it's understandable why these bans are being put in place

Ixehl's infect strategy is secondary to a more mid-range play that is playing your opponents' spells

Sure, its one turn slower, but it also gives tokens right away, so it balances out

A 5/4 for 6 generic mana is actually fair, but that's no longer good enough for players, even in Limited