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Crude Bent Blade
Removal
Why it works in Removal Midrange
Draftsim's pre-release review ranked edicts ( where the opponent picks what to ) among the worst kinds of removal. The Blade turned out to be one of the set's best commons, because the kill comes with a +2/+1 you keep all game. On Iron Hills Blacksmith it makes a 3/2 double striker, and on Gollum, Silent Slinker a 6/4 that still needs two blockers.
How to play it
A 1/1 next to their 5/5 protects the 5/5, since they give up the token. Kill the big one with Bilbo's Deadly Slice and hold the Blade for a board where every creature is worth killing. When the creature carrying it , pay in your main phase to move it to the next one.
Crude Bent Blade being an edict effect is one of the worst kinds of you can get
Win rates
- Win rate when drawn () in Removal Midrange decks
- 60.5% +0.1 vs all decks 1,958 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.
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