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The Immortal Sun shakes up Standard with fresh graveyard recursion and tempo swings, and players are taking notice. New sets spotlight flexible answers to fast combo and control builds, renewing interest in efficient hate cards.
Why MTG's The Immortal Sun Breaks Everything is a format reshaper. Why MTG's The Immortal Sun Breaks Everything is a versatile legendary enchantment that exiles permanents for a cost, giving consistent removal. Studies indicate flexible answers to combo define healthy metas.
Graveyard strategies and big creatures struggle under targeted exile. Players adapt by swapping in recursion pieces or resilient threats that avoid activation. Research shows interactive sideboard cards keep matchups balanced.
Running The Immortal Sun means prioritizing value over raw speed. You exile problematic permanents, stabilize, and outvalue opponents over time.
Q: When should I side in The Immortal Sun?
Use it versus combo or fast creature decks when efficient removal is needed.
Q: Can board wipes bypass its exile effect?
Yes, mass removal ignores targeting and destroys all nonland permanents.