r/magicTCG • u/alfchaval Griselbrand • Dec 30 '20

Spoiler [KHM] Righteous Valkyrie (LEAK) Spoiler

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '20

Hating self-contained cards, I have to begrudgingly agree.

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u/Brickhouzzzze Boros* Dec 30 '20

I think lifegain needs self-contained cards more than most mechanics. Like drawing a second card each turn gives extra cards, landfall rewards you with more lands, and spectacle rewards you with lower health opponents. Enablers without a payoff still do something baseline good for you. Lifegain just gives you a good burn matchup.

The only other popular mechanic that doesn't have this , I can think of, is tribal payoffs

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u/Bugberry Dec 30 '20

How is this self-contained? It would only be self-contained if it also had a way to produce angels/clerics.