What to do if you want to play the deck anyway If the answer is no proxies (and in sanctioned events it usually is), you still have options: Borrow cards Bring a budget version Swap decks Play in casual pods after the event Ask if the store runs or would consider running a separate unsanctioned proxy-friendly night You can also playtest at home or with friends, which Wizards explicitly considers fine for playtest cards
Thats not necessarily a bad thing though: itd be one of the better options if I was facing a lot of targeted removal, and the tokens can go wide and pressure opponents while Livaan goes tall, giving me multiple angles of attack
What keeps it back here is that it's just a fancy Blaze
Vivien Reid, aside from maybe one copy of Assassins Trophy, is the only answer that Sultai Midrange has Game 1 against a threatening enchantment
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon is by far the most powerful skeleton creature on the market, and one of the best infect commanders