-1 card, +7 life, and your stuff has haste
While weve already discussed a number of Stoneforge Mystic decks this week, beginning with its very first Pro Tour, you knew wed have to save its greatest glory, Caw-Blade, for her: Creatures (8) Planeswalkers (7) Lands (26) Spells (19) 3 Mana Leak 4 Day of Judgment 4 Spell Pierce 1 Deprive 4 Preordain 1 Stoic Rebuttal 1 Sylvok Lifestaff 1 Sword of Feast and Famine Sideboard Caw-Blade wasnt just the deck of the tournament, it would go on to become the most dominant deck of the Standard era over a sustained period
"Encore [cost]" means "[Cost], Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token that's a copy of this card that attacks that opponent this turn if able
Most decks will want to have at least 10 sources of each of these, so if you're struggling to reach that elusive 100 card total, just remember the three R's: Removal, Ramp and, er, CaRd Draw
Youll be rewarded for planning challenges and abilities ahead of time like a seasoned general