Its a world where the qualities that people derive from Zen Buddhism, or from the contemplation of a sunset, or from a hike in the mountains, or from the embrace of a grandmother, or from the sermon of an ancestor, are all entirely absent
Forcing your opponents to discard cards is always nice, and then for eight mana you can also force them to sacrifice something
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It also works as a sort of trample-like effect to punish chump blockers
In a Control deck like this, which plans to go long and grind things out, Emet-Selchs back half is also very relevant
This powerful Vehicle can easily morph a board stall into a tattered wasteland on your opponent's side