But even treating this as a 4-mana 3/2 that draws you a card sounds really good, and you can obviously divide up when you cast the two halves to make it feel even better and if you always have the mana available when it dies, it will just keep coming back When it has a big enough friend around, it is going to be an intimidating attacker on any board and that alone is enough for the Ruiner to be relevant almost all game long
Perhaps the best way to keep an odd number of cards in hand are abilities that let you draw
On paper this looks like a two to four mana investment for something that doesn't even ramp you for following turns unless you didn't otherwise have lands to make
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It can fetch answers or combo pieces like Rest in Peace or Phyrexian Unlife, so you can adjust your plan based on what the game demands
Muxus, Goblin Grandee Muxus, Goblin Grandee absolutely crushed some Constructed formats upon release