(2010-06-15) If a creature controlled by the affected player can't attack Gideon Jura (because he's no longer on the battlefield, for example), that player may have it attack you, another one of your planeswalkers, or nothing at all
You'll see The Meathook Massacre in many Magic formats, from casual to competitive, for one simple reason: this card is incredibly flexible
Persist reads: When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter. Because +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters cancel out, you can create a loop with: Any free sacrifice outlet Two Persist creatures You need two because Long Fengs trigger requires a target as it goes on the stack before the Persist creature returns
As someone deeply entrenched in the community, one of the big things I've been doing is reaching out to prominent community members to get their takes on what we're making