The main reason being that Helix is a Searing Spear not a Lightning Bolt, Searing Spear is plenty good enough at 2 and so the 3 life is basically free
To Teval, living things belong in an interconnected cycle
While their current push to expand into crossover brands has been a contentious one, Wizards of the Coast has been churning out successful drops with their latest push for Secret Lair releases
A Killer Among Us Abundant Countryside Adaptive Automaton Ageless Sentinels Alpha Status Amoeboid Changeling Amorphous Axe An-Zerrin Ruins And They Shall Know No Fear Aphetto Dredging Arachne, Psionic Weaver Arachnoform Arcane Adaptation Archon of Valor's Reach Artificial Evolution Ashes of the Fallen Atraxa, Grand Unifier Avian Changeling Azula, Cunning Usurper Banner of Kinship Baral and Kari Zev Barbarian Guides Barbflare Gremlin Barkform Harvester Basalt Ravager Belbe's Portal Belonging Birthing Boughs Black Market Connections Blades of Velis Vel Blood Oath Bloodline Bidding Bloodline Pretender Bloodline Shaman Boldwyr Intimidator Boseiju, Who Endures Braids, Arisen Nightmare Brass Herald Bucket List (playtest) Cactus Preserve Cairn Wanderer Call to the Kindred Caller of the Hunt Callous Oppressor Cavern of Souls Celestial Reunion Cemetery Gatekeeper Cemetery Illuminator Cemetery Protector Cemetery Prowler Chameleon Colossus Changeling Berserker Changeling Hero Changeling Outcast Changeling Sentinel Changeling Titan Changeling Wayfinder Chaotic Transformation Chitinous Graspling Chomping Changeling Chronicle of Victory Circle of Solace Cloud Key Coalition Flag Coalition Victory Coat of Arms Collective Inferno Confusion in the Ranks Conjurer's Mantle Conspiracy Contamination
Among the effects that stand out the most in black's portion of the color pie are creature removal spells, tutor effects, targeted discard effects, and explosive mana generation through rituals
