Sure, actual Sneak Attack costs five total mana to snap down an Emrakul, the Aeons Torn where Purphoros costs eight for the first effect and cant cheat in Eldrazi, but if youre putting in something that costs eight or so, its best to think of Purphoros as upfront investment to ramp into a haste threat, much like a Circuitous Route if Circuitous Route also could be a 7/6
You can activate it to turn off a Rakdos player's hellbent abilities, force a player to draw an eighth card before their own cleanup phase so that they need to discard, or interfere with Flubs, the Fool's card replacement mechanic
Even if you play in a heavy aggro meta, you still adapt to the needs of your own individual deck
While the starter decks are aimed at newcomers, collectors, and players who have already jumped in with The First Chapter will want to grab these decks for their own deck-building purposes, as well as collect the foil cards
Again, you're offered some fancy reprints like the gorgeously 'busted-in-Blue-decks' land, Academy Ruins (currently $16.40) and Elder Gargaroth ($13.79), a super powerful, stompy Green creature that provides a range of benefits to your game state every time it attacks or defends
