As creature types go, gods are in a uniquely exciting spot right now
So if you somehow gave delve to Kozilek, the Great Distortion you could exile eight cards but still need Sol Ring or Palladium Myr to provide the colorless mana
The single line of text on Thromok the Insatiable also reads like it wants a follow-up phrase: Devour X, where X is the number of creatures devoured this way, reminds me of those John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt type of songs that loop infinitely back onto themselves
The defending player can prevent damage to their Planeswalkers the same way theyd prevent attacking creatures from dealing damage to them: by blocking the attack with their creatures or by using an instant-speed spell to remove the attacking creatures
It's no surprise, then, that all but one of them were killed by the dragon Planeswalker Nicol Bolas and his ancient, forgotten Amonkhet gods: the Scarab God, the Scorpion God, and the best of the bunch, the Locust God
