I believe its high conversion rate is likely because there isnt a clear, effective counterstrategy to the deckother than relying on removal
Note that a zero-cost creature, or token, will fetch a zero-cost artifact
If you can drop a bunch of lands at once with Scapeshift or Hew the Entwood, Gladiolus can straight-up end the game with the extra damage it stacks up
Ammo37 on Riku 8 years ago Add:Rabid Bite, Radha, Heir to Keld, Radiant Flames, Rageblood Shaman, Raging Kavu, Raging Regisaur, Rakka Mar, Ral Zarek, Rampaging Ferocidon, Ranging Raptors, Raptor Hatchling, Rapid Hybridization, Rattlechains, Ravenous Daggertooth, Ray of Command, Razorfin Hunter, Reach of Branches, Realms Uncharted, Ramunap Excavator, Reckless Bushwhacker, Reforge the Soul, Regisaur Alpha, Rekindled Flame, Repeating Barrage, Resilient Khenra, Rhonas's Monument, Riddleform, Ridgescale Tusker, Riding the Dilu Horse, Rings of Brighthearth, Ripjaw Raptor, Rishkar, Peema Renegade, Roaring Primadox, Rush of Blood, Ryusei, the Falling Star
Phyrexians You cannot deny the sheer terrorthe Phyrexian forces bring to Magic