Of course statistics and comparative analysis are great tools but they dont always tell the whole truth, since many factors like synergy and combo pieces are hard to be measured numerically
Chandra, Torch of Defiance When Chandra, Torch of Defiance was first previewed, I was firmly in the "Red Jace, the Mind Sculptor" camp
Most of our red-flagging (a way we denote that a card needs to move up in rarity unless the lead makes the conscious choice to keep it) has to do with board complexity
Do you want to win badly enough that youd take off your pants just to stop this 2/2 menace
These cards each do something different, and they provide a novelty that some players find intriguing and exciting
Its already been spotted that it has at least one infinite combo with Quicksilver Elemental from Mirrodin, and theres a lot of neat things Vivi can do at a cheap rate