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If youre able to leave 6 Mana available, spending 4 for a blocker, and 2 to draw a cards from the subsequent life gain is a good way to stall the game as you dig into your deck for answers
If you can get to seven mana, Karn Liberated is probably going to take over the game
The fate of the Slug is irrelevant
The long-term winners will likely come down to character loyalty and artwork appeal
On one side, it helps go-wide decks by handing out +1/+1 counters to creatures that entered that turn, while the flip side, Embrose, Dean of Shadow, offers a more control-oriented engine that buffs your creatures, damages them, and draws cards when they die