A good tutor spell in black has most or all of the following qualities (in order of importance): Costs 3 mana or less when searching for a single card (4 is occasionally acceptable if it finds 2 cards) Puts the tutored card in a place where you can quickly or immediately use it Doesnt prematurely tell your opponents what you searched for Mana costs importance to the quality of a tutor cannot be overstated
Like so many other cards weve seen today, Guardian Beast has not been reprinted, and has a price to match
Cabal Therapy A fun trend in all this ranking of great Magic cards has been seeing how different versions of the same effect do better and worse, relative to quality of life experiences for players
It means that the player can't deal damage, block, enchant, or target it with anything
Looting is always better than you think itll be, especially with graveyard matters cards about
Shorikai has an incredibly high power ceiling, being able to go infinite with Intruder Alarm and doing evil things with Unwinding Clock and Skullclamp which are outside the budget range of this deck, but they are available if you want to upgrade
