mtg dethrone cards / "when this creature attacks" priority : r/mtg MTGNexus - Malfeasance

And you will be surprised at just how often one or more opponents are going to dig four or six cards deep and make your Aberration +9/+9 from one spell

Then I moved things around and jettisoned some assumptions I had made after a new look

Its a nightmare for discard-heavy decks running the likes of Liliana of the Veil, and an excellent fit in midrange strategies

His article includes the quote "it appears that the two, three and four-mana slots are where the majority of your spells should be." Frank is right, if what you're looking to do is optimize your curve and minimize variation in gameplay, which is precisely what competitive players want to do