
It has been quite some time since I released the last “Trash for Treasure” article since they are wordy and clunky to write. However, they still convey useful information (at least, I think they do), so it is worth making more content in which I take a look at the cheaper cards in a set and determine what could be good to work with. I have done the Mirrodin block before, a block filled with powerful cards even at the low-cost range. However, the next entry might be a little bit more difficult: Kamigawa. As I am sure I have mentioned on the blog before, I do like the old Kamigawa with its conflict between the material and ethereal, but WotC blew it in fear of creating a lasting power creep situation after the Mirrodin scenario with keywords like Affinity. Starting with Saviors of Kamigawa, we have quite a lot of weird themes to work with. The entire set was themed around the idea of simply having lots of cards in your hand for bonuses, which kind of entails not playing the options you have in hand which is unhelpful. WotC also created keywords and cycles to make sure that your hand is packed, with the ill-fated Sweep to destroy your own mana base, cycles that bounce your own creatures for little gain, and the absolute madness that is the Epic keyword which basically makes you unable to play. But there might be yet something worthwhile in the card pool below the 0.10€ threshold, so without further ado let us take a look at the lantern has in store for us.
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