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4 mana is also an incredibly good rate for an instant speed board wipe

OP-16 is the current competitive environment

While I think this is one of the more powerful and efficient cards in the set, I also think its much weaker than Wrenn and Six despite the low mana value

Because of its flexibility, it's never dead

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If you want to lean harder into that theme, Draining WhelkDraining Whelk and Voracious GreatsharkVoracious Greatshark are options too (I opted for the cheaper mana value alternative, with the downside of manifesting dread)