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Crude Bent Blade
Removal
Why it works in Goblin Army
A pre-release review called this kind of one of the worst, because the opponent chooses what to . Goblin Army kills blockers and attacks early, so when the Blade enters the opponent often has only one or two creatures and loses one that matters. The stays behind (+2/+1, equip ), and casting it triggers Bothersome Noisemaker.
How to play it
Cast it when they have exactly one creature, or right after Pinecone Strike or Bilbo's Deadly Slice took the other. Against and 1/1s, use your damage spells first and hold the Blade. Afterwards, equip it to something hard to block, such as a or Gollum, Silent Slinker, or let Thorin, Mountain-king move it for free.
Crude Bent Blade being an edict effect is one of the worst kinds of you can get
Win rates
- Win rate when drawn () in Goblin Army decks
- 61.5% +1.1 vs all decks 30,010 games
- Win rate when drawn () in all decks
- 60.4% 60,413 games
Win rates from 17Lands.
Replacements
If you don't see Crude Bent Blade, these do the same job: removal.
Win rates from .