B+ Duskmantle Guildmage The true embodiment of the Dimirs focus in Gatecrash , Duskmantle Guildmage can destroy an opponents library and life
It seemed like it should be easy enough to balance, since youre dealing with a cost and resource which only appears in the present set, and which you can thus tightly control, right
Yes, certain modern cards, such as the Shiny Charizard VMAX, have seen significant value appreciation and are considered strong investments
That's a meaningfully different threat profile than "removal," so GY Law shouldn't expect to out-develop a single defensive response the way it might against a control leader
I even ruled out cards like Horn of Greed that provide means to draw many cards but don't do it on their own
It also can buff nontoken creatures you control with counters for each creature that died that turn, potentially making a small army very large in an instant with something like a mass reanimation spell