Drawing a card and creating 2/2s is a decent stax piece, and this cards stats reflect that, but something about it leaves me wanting
By contrast, the archenemy is strongly incentivised to load up on sweepers, each opponent effects and other multi-target spells which can drain the hero side of significant resources per cast
While Ral Zareks ability is generally more powerful than casting Time Stretch, the marginal utility of a fifth turn over a fourth is generally not as great as the first extra turn over zero
Just to drive home how expensive this could end up being, there's an eBay listing with the current bid at $905
Pillar of War takes some ideas from golem folk tales, including how theyre meant to protect a particular place and lie dormant until that places hour of need, and transposes it to Theros Grecian setting
Take note of which sets are next in line to be removed from Standard or Alchemy and use cards from them sparingly