Thread by @JasonILTG

Very short thread today about Make Your Mark. Not really underrated, but I do want to talk about it as one of the more interesting combat tricks in the set, and a card that has some pretty specific uses. 1/x

Here's the Card Evaluation Metagame graph for MYM. It's gone down since the start of the format, which makes sense, as it became clear that the best aggressive decks in the format mostly rely on evasion. 2/x

I want to start off by saying that I don't think MYM belongs in most decks, even aggressive ones. In order to maximize it, you need to be trading off your creatures a lot, and have a 3/2 matter. And a lot of aggressive decks don't want to trade, instead preferring evasion. 3/x

But sometimes you do get an aggressive deck that relies on tricks to stay ahead with ground creatures. This is almost always in Lorehold, which has ground creatures like Lorehold Pledgemage and Stonebound Mentor that play well with tricks like MYM and Enthusiastic Study. 4/x

In those decks, MYM can be very powerful. Since your opponent will almost always be blocking, MYM functions as a 1 mana 3/2 that helps make good trades and triggers magecraft. Compare to Defiant Strike: you get a 3/2 instead of a card if you trade, which is excellent tempo. 5/x

One small detail worth noting: you can target an opponent's creature with MYM; if you do, you still get the 3/2 if it dies. This can be useful if your opponent chumps, or right before you use removal (this is especially cute with Defend the Campus). 6/x

Conclusion: don't put Make Your Mark in most of your decks, but keep in mind that it is powerful in aggressive Lorehold decks that win with tricks on ground creatures. 7/7

Here's a trophy deck where Make Your Mark was pretty good: 17lands.com/deck/3656a18d1…

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