Good call! I misread that one. The evaluation is still pretty much the same because the gaining life on both turns thing doesn’t come up all that often anyway.
Do you think foundations worth it for someone who just started in March of this year and had only played commander but looking to move into different formats ?
Good call! I misread that one. The evaluation is still pretty much the same because the gaining life on both turns thing doesn’t come up all that often anyway.
Your example of combat with shivin dragon is not accurate. Once no blocks are declared there is still one round of priority to be passed before damage occurs. If you opt not to activate shivin dragon's ability and instead pass priority, your opponent still has the opportunity to interact with shivin dragon or cast any other instants or abilities before damage is resolved.
Yeah, you’re definitely right that there’s a phase after blocks before damage (which is often when you’d want to pump Shivan Dragon and when your opponent might want to kill it). I must have misspoke on that aspect. The general point I was trying to make is that it’s sometimes best not to pump the dragon even when you can, because your opponent can kill it after you elect to pump it up, even if they have declared no blockers. Hopefully that clarifies things.
