But the Pauper Format Panel decided not to ban Dark Ritual itself for two major reasons. First, Verhey said, it was clear Initiative has problems outside of Dark Ritual
Others may become prepared by fulfilling conditions, for example, through the number of permanents an opponent controls, life lost, or anything else
Ikoria cards being reviewed: Vivien, Monsters Advocate Call of the Death-Dweller Mythos of Nethroi Drannith Magistrate Lavabrink Venturer Fiend Artisan Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Indatha Triome Bonders Enclave Bonus: Guest Choices Reviewers: Jordan Munson (author of Maverick on a Budget) Miranda Keith Connery Knox (Achillies27) Alex (Peach) Jono Yanik (Dreadnaught33) Tyrik Strachan Lorkac (Maverick Discord regular) MatsOle Douges Vivien, Monsters Advocate This card will probably not see play: MatsOle: I think Vivien needs to be extremely good at 5 mana, and I fear that since the creatures she creates dont have haste, youre better off playing Nissa, Vital Force , as sweepers are a bigger problem for Maverick than value decks
Maybe vigilance and trample is enough to sweeten the pot and get us interested, but I doubt it