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Now creature combo has a one-card way to win any attrition war, derived from a permanent type that has been historically difficult to interact with in Modern

It's been going ever since across 19 series, so that's an awful lot of catching up (pun intended) to do

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But as anyone whos seen the Toy Story movies knows, Rex isnt always the most courageous dinosaur