The new Standard will be far from solved by the time the Open pulls into my backyard the following weekend, which means its a sweet time for brewers to pull out a few surprises
This is a card that lets you cast an instant or sorcery with a mana value equal to or less than Dreadhorde Arcanist's power
Does it utilise exceedingly complex mechanics or reference niche mechanics using very wordy cards
We cant kill every threat, but in an ideal world, well go over the top of whatever forces our opponents scrounge up after a board wipe or two
(If you want to learn more about Gladiator, and you definitely should, go here!) And since Commander is about doing the most obviously over the top stuff Magic can hold, and Standard frequently becomes about the most blatantly pushed stuff anyhow, this is probably a use-ful theory exercise on watching for the right kinds of cards
Fortunately for Magic, Standard is showing real signs of a comeback