If they are holding removal or countermagic you can take that away, see what other options they have and then do your own thing with perfect information and safety
Ugin, Eye of the Storms While this is priced to move in Modern, where it's easy to go 1-2-7 with your manabase thanks to the Urzatron, I can see it sneaking into a Standard deck
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Stacking your hand with cheap creatures to flood the board plays right into your game plan
In fact, the card is already drawing comparisons to other alternative win conditions like Thassa's Oracle, albeit a slower and more challenging one to pull off
Last updated on March 17, 2026 Allosaurus Shepherd | Illustration by Douglas Shuler If youve been playing Magic for a while, youve probably met a control player