Power Creep: Is Standard's power level too high?
A card that harks back to Stoneforge Mystic, another that harks back to Mirrodin's swords, and a literal Dark Confidant Reprint - all met with skepticism and uncertainty about their potential in Standard. Has the format's power level become so high that these cards' designs have become obsolete?
There was a time when reprinting Dark Confidant was unthinkable. Since its release in Ravnica: City of Guilds, it quickly became one of, if not the…
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