5 Maleficent, Monstrous Dragon Maleficent, Monstrous Dragon is one of the highest-costed cards in The First Chapter
Theres some dynamics at play that might not be on your radar, and these will inform your buying
It also reads, Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player sacrifices a permanent unless they pay one generic mana. This is a very good way to limit any decks that are trying to do a lot of things in one turn, and also slow down the pace of whatever game youre in
Theres also a reasonable amount of lifegain available to help you stabilize after a bad start
Top 5 Blue Cards Sea Gate Restoration Glasspool Mimic Sea Gate Stormcaller Jwari Disruption Jace, Mirror Mage We are still getting a lot of the spell lands in the top five and for good reason
Here's a cheat on the same pattern so we can cover that Battle of Wits player: 2 6 = 64 2 7 = 128 2 8 = 256