Similar things had been tried before with Buyback and Flashback, both of which seemed more powerful at first glance. The idea was that you'd be able to reuse those cards to gain a strategic advantage. In the context of a normal game, Dredge didn't seem unfair. Each card with Dredge would be templated with the word ' Dredge' followed by a numerical value indicating the number of cards milled to return it from your graveyard to your hand. A card with Dredge could be 'drawn' from the graveyard by replacing a normal card drawn with a fixed number of cards from the top of your deck into your graveyard. Ravnica: City of Guilds introduced the Golgari guild to Magic and their keyword ability, Dredge. Creature reanimation was a good enough reason to use Bazaar, but it took until Ravnica to unleash a group of cards that made Bazaar of Baghdad into all upside. Worldgorger Dragon combo decks were a notable example. There were some decks that could take advantage of the discard on Bazaar to reanimate creatures. The concept of card advantage was understood early in Magic's formative years. Using this theory as a basis for playability, Library of Alexandria was considered superior to Bazaar of Baghdad. The two cards that Bazaar lets you draw weren't enough to mitigate the downside of discarding three cards. For a long time this drawback meant that Bazaar wasn't very good. Originally printed in Arabian Nights, Bazaar was overshadowed by another card-drawing land from the set, Library of Alexandria. Bazaar is a bit of an oddball because it is a land that doesn't produce mana, something Wizards's R&D doesn't do very often anymore. Vintage allows players to compete with the full four copies of the greatest discard outlet ever printed, Bazaar of Baghdad. Vintage has more broken interactions centered on the graveyard than any other format. Ghoulish creatures like this fellow here:

Today the topic is undead monsters from beyond the grave. Vintage 101 isn't a Modern format article series though, so today we'll be talking about a different set of monsters that break the fundamental rules of the game we love so much. Even as a Vintage player I was impressed with what I heard about these Modern Eldrazi decks.

These monsters and their associated decks and busted lands were seemingly unstoppable. Although the weekend was full of professional card players and pro football players, the real stars of the weekend were the Eldrazi. This past weekend was Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch. I'm told there was a large football game as well, so it must be a busy weekend for many folks.

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