mtg cards with regenerate in it isnt Top 10 Creature-Regenerating Effects in

Pioneer offers a middle ground between Extended, which was too much like Standard, and Modern, which is too much like Legacy

If youre able to leave 6 Mana available, spending 4 for a blocker, and 2 to draw a cards from the subsequent life gain is a good way to stall the game as you dig into your deck for answers

(10/1/2009) Exiled cards are face up by default

Balmor, Battlemage Captain Aggro at its finest Balmor, Battlemage Captain is a two-mana Blue and Red 1/3 that could well be leading the charge in a lot of aggressive spell-slinging decks

My first read is that this is just bad Meren of Clan Nel Toth, but theres so much self-mill in this precon that you should be able to reanimate giant permanents with ease