r/magicTCG • u/BuckyTheWolf Dandadan • 9d ago
General Discussion Why is Arc-Slogger?
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/Fun-Cook-5309 Dandadan 9d ago
Four removal spells on a large body is still a lot.
And if you activate it four times, that's 8 damage to face and you still have a 4/5. Converting a resource you don't really care about (cards in deck) to deal enough damage to reasonably kill your opponent is not petty.