If you like our work, please consider a tip to support our family’s journey. No amount is too small. We appreciate you and we do this for you! You may utilize either of the following methods: Cash App: $BrandShamans Venmo: @BrandShamans PayPal: PayPal.me/BrandShamans. by ElspethFTW. Old School Duelist ![]() Despise was consistently played for a long time in Standard when it was first released in New Phyrexia. Naturally, I had assumed that fans of Mono-Black Control and Waste Not Discard decks would rejoice when it was reprinted in Khans of Tarkir. It seemed that being able to be play Thoughtseize alongside it in Standard was going to be loads of fun - at least for those playing it. Despise is quite splash-able, being the one drop Black card that it is. Its effect makes your opponent reveal his or her hand, and you get to discard a creature or planeswalker from their hand. In a Standard format like the one that the Khans of Tarkir block created, one with a decent amount of very good planeswalkers, it surprised me to only see Despise get some Khans block play, and really very little play in Standard. The designation of planeswalker is, of course, quite interesting. At the time it was first released, it was quite relevant with Koth of the Hammer, Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas and Venser, the Sojourner running rampant. Now there are plenty more planeswalkers to deal with in Standard, such as two incarnations of Ajani, Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver, Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Kiora, the Crashing Wave, Sorin, Solemn Visitor and many more. Despise can obviously deal with planeswalkers. It's outclassed in Modern by a bevy of other discard spells, but in Standard it seems it should see plenty of play that it hasn't. It seems that Thoughtseize is getting the job done on its own. Still, dig up all of the old New Phyrexia copies and Friday Night Magic promos. Despise is still back. When Thoughtseize leaves Standard after Theros block rotates from the format, it may once again see play with lots of strong planeswalkers still sticking around. If you like our work, please consider a tip to support our family’s journey. No amount is too small. We appreciate you and we do this for you! You may utilize either of the following methods: Cash App: $BrandShamans Venmo: @BrandShamans PayPal: PayPal.me/BrandShamans. Content Manifested by Brand Shamans. The Brand Shamans can help take your website, brand, product, or business to another level. We've been providing content, web, & branding services since 2005!
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