Over the years, R&D has been moving up the rarity of control effects for Limited, so these days they are mostly seen in rare and mythic rare
The stakes however are much higher
In a fun, full circle moment, the team also enjoys that the Hasbro Iron Man helmet was shown on a kid trying to stop drones at Stark Expo in Iron Man 2 (theorized to be Spider-Man), and now that same helmet has found its way onto a Marvel Magic card in a new era crossover of the two IPs
The deck: Rogue Tribal Comparative Analysis 34 Lands 7 Ramp : Dimir Signet, Arcane Signet, Sol Ring, Patchwork Banner, Frogtosser Banneret, The Water Crystal, Mari, the Killing Quill 11 Target Removal : Azure Beastbinder (kinda), Thieves Guild Enforcer (kinda), Feed the Swarm, Thought Collapse, Drown in the Loch, Enigma Thief, Thieving Skydiver, Didnt Say Please, Hagra Mauling, Agent of Treachery, Jwari Disruption 2 Board Wipes : Crippling Fear, Singularity Rupture 3 Graveyard Recursion : Halo Forager, Back in Town, Bloodline Bidding 4 Graveyard Hate : Bojuka Bog, Dauthi Voidwalker, Halo Forager, Mari, the Killing Quill 2 Tutors : Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire, Ringsight 5 Protection : Cloak and Dagger, Thought Collapse, Drown in the Loch, Jwari Disruption, Lazav, Dimir Mastermind (self-protection) 10,5 Card Draw : Anowon, the Ruin Thief, Shoreline Looter, Mari, the Killing Quill, Notion Thief, Court of Cunning, Reconnaissance Mission, Coastal Piracy, Ghostly Pilferer, Merfolk Windrobber (1/2), Sygg, River Cutthroat, The Destined Thief 5+* Finishers/ Surprise /Alternate win conditions : Duskmantle Guildmage, Bloodchief Ascension, Syr Konrad, the Grim, Notorious Throng, Bruvac the Grandiloquent * see also The Ultimal Lethal Combo Tracker table As we see form the comparative analysis, the rates per category are good except in ramp category where we see a much lower number than optimal min value
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