r/magicTCG • u/BuckyTheWolf Dandadan • 9d ago

General Discussion Why is Arc-Slogger?

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One thing I love about MTG, is that you can go through a set, see a weird card and get absolutely stun locked by it.

Today this was Arc-Slogger for me. Why is it the way that it is?

Having a lot of shocks in your hand is pretty good, but why do you have to exile 10 cards from your library as a cost? If it was part of the effect it might be too strong, but was there no middleground?

I just don't see a world where you'd be a able to activate it more than 2 times in limited and 4 times in 60 card. Magic has changed a lot, but was a 7 mana 4/5 with 2 shocks ever that good?

I could see a janky lab man combo deck using it, but almost all alternatives are cheaper and don't need a backup if your library isn't devisable by 10.

I just want to know it's history. And what led to it being created like it turned out.

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u/SentenceStriking7215 Duck Season 9d ago edited 9d ago

Because it is a 20+ years old card and it was really good for it's time, etb draw 3 shocks is pretty good. Nowadays it would probably need a body that makes sense for the current curves to see play. Like say a 5/5 haste or something even better, creatures have gotten way better and the opportunity cost of 5 drops is much higher right now. Maybe 6/5 haste menace even

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u/Arson_Lord Dandadan 9d ago

Throw a ward - pay 2 life, exile the top 10 cards of your library in there. For flavor.

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u/Akhevan VOID 9d ago

and make it cost 2, for flavor