As a result, Intrepid Adversary is a great creature to throw down at any even point on the mana curve, as long as you already have creatures on the battlefield
Miirym even removes the legendary supertype from the token copies of legendary dragons, so you can double up on powerful dragons such as Old Gnawbone and Niv-Mizzet, Parun and really dominate the skies
This is where creatures like Tarmogoyf have historically shined, and more recently, Murktide Regent
Golgari Demons with Llanowar Elves 1 Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal 2 Anoint with Affliction 4 Archfiend of the Dross 4 Blooming Marsh 3 Cut Down 6 Forest 3 Glissa Sunslayer 4 Go for the Throat 4 Llanowar Elves 4 Llanowar Wastes 4 Mosswood Dreadknight 1 Preacher of the Schism 4 Restless Cottage 1 Scavenging Ooze 2 Sentinel of the Nameless City 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse 2 Soulstone Sanctuary 5 Swamp 1 Tranquil Frillback 4 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber 2 Choking Miasma 2 Dreams of Steel and Oil 3 Duress 2 Ghost Vacuum 2 Gix's Command 1 Nissa, Ascended Animist 2 Tear Asunder 1 Vivien Reid Fletcher Johnson secured a Top 8 finish at the $10,000 RCQ at SCG CON Columbus with a deck that showcases the evolving face of this archetype
If the equipped creature is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you gain life, it will die before Excalibur II's first ability would resolve