Garchomp & Cynthia Ninetails & Blaine Mamoswine & Manaphy Phased-Out These decks have more or less become obsolete with the addition of new cards that greatly outpace them
Better yet, it comes with a reduced-cost option that you'll very likely be able to pay every time you cast him, thanks to the inherent evasiveness of Assassin creatures
I particularly like Swampsnare Trap, which costs less if the target has Flying (a fairly common ability in Avatar ) and also gets around indestructible creatures by giving them -5/-3 instead of simply dealing damage or destroying its target
4 mana up
You can also do it to your own creature if you want to activate its Enter the Battlefield effect again
Creature Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel Flying Super Nova As this creature transforms into Sephiroth, OneWinged Angel, you get an emblem with "Whenever a creature dies, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life." Whenever Sephiroth attacks, you may sacrifice any number of other creatures