Why does everyone say Dark Confident is better than Phyrexian Arena?
Modern forum
Posted on July 15, 2013, 12:15 p.m. by Narwek
I know all the top decks are using Dark Confident, but why not use Phyrexian Arena instead? Sure, you will loose 1 life on land draws, but with Dark Confident, even if you are running cheap cc cards, your still going to be loosing more than 1 on average AND the opponent will see what you are drawing. Seems more of a disadvantage to me
Femme_Fatale says... #3
Please do not post in a thread over a month old belugawhaleonthefloor.
September 8, 2014 5:03 a.m.
CastleSiege says... #4
Dark Confidant costs 1B and has a body. Phyrexian Arena costs 1BB and has no body. In a format like Modern, 1 less CMC can make a big difference.
belugawhaleonthefloor says... #1
I can see why Dark Confidant is better than Phyrexian Arena , but still DC is a lot more vulnerable. Not many people can just destroy every enchantment, but most can destroy a weak creature like that. I mean just Shock it or something. Plus revealing a card can be quite bad against control decks. I would much rather spend 5$ on an enchantment, than 50$ on a scrawny creature.
September 7, 2014 3:25 p.m.