The biggest problem most direct damage players face right now is that so many of the cards that dish out the damage cant be inked, and theres nothing worse than finding yourself with a handful of uninkable cards, slowly falling behind your opponent in the resource game
From a compleated Ajani (sniff) to a new Sheoldred phyrexian Praetor card, there's been lots for MTG fans to look at this week - and let's not forget the MTG 2023 release schedule was also announced
That 2/2 creature gets another -1/-1 Counter and dies
Scourge of the Throne if a 6/6 for six mana that has flying and Dethrone, which means it gets a +1/+1 counter on it when attacking the player with the most life
Its playable in UR decks with a lot of spells, but even 10-11 noncreatures wasnt enough to get this above 2-3 damage in practice
However, I know Fire Lord Azula is a far more popular character and card, so I offered up a firebending deck led by her too