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However, considering its vulnerability to Spell, Trap, or Effect Monster effects, other cards like Dark Armed Dragon or Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning might offer more versatility and power in different situations, making them potentially better choices for competitive play
The original Emrakul could slam the door shut once you had more mana than you could ever need, but it showed up more often as the best thing to cheat in for far less than fifteen mana with the likes of Through the Breach and Goryos Vengeance
[Deck Title= Bant Oko Baker Neenan] [Creatures] 2 Elvish Mystic 2 Llanowar Elves 4 Thraben Inspector 4 Spell Queller 3 Phyrexian Revoker 4 Toolcraft Exemplar 4 Tireless Tracker [/Creatures] [Spells] 4 Smugglers Copter 4 Metallic Rebuke 4 Oko, Thief of Crowns 1 Teferi, Time Raveler [/Spells] [Lands] 4 Temple Garden 4 Botanical Sanctum 4 Hallowed Fountain 4 Breeding Pool 2 Fortified Village 4 Plains 1 Island 1 Forest [/Lands] [Sideboard] 3 Disdainful Stroke 2 Dromokas Command 2 Knight of Autumn 2 Supreme Verdict 1 Dovins Veto 2 Teferi, Time Raveler 3 Rest in Peace [/Sideboard] [/Deck] One quirk of this format is that there are extremely limited options for combo disruption
This extra toughness made Tradewind Rider nigh unkillable, and once it hit the board, it could completely dominate for all the reasons that reusable bounce dominates limited games as outlined above
The player can detach a material from it to destroy a monster on the field, then make the opponent take damage equal to its attack