This article is to discuss a few cards from Avacyn Restored that, in my opinion, could possibly be used in competitive standard decks.
Angelic Wall- A 0/4 defender for 1 white and 1 colorless. This card reminds me of a similar card back in M11 that was greatly utilized in white control, Wall of Omens. Take off the draw a card effect and add some wings and they are basically the same thing. I believe this card could be used in blue white control as a great 2 drop answer to delver, strangleroot geist, champion of the parish, and any other early aggro.
Cloud Shift- An instant for 1 white that blinks a target creature you control. I would love to see this card used in maybe a heavy creature bant deck using blade splicers, acidic slimes, frost titan, and anything with a good enter or leave play effect. This card is also a decent answer to any targeted removal.
Deadeye Navigator-A 5/5 for 2 blue and 4 colorless that soulbonds to give both creatures a 1 blue 1 colorless blink activated ability. Same basic idea as cloud shift. It would be a good card when paired with blade splicers, acidic slime, frost titan, or especially inferno titan. I would recommend this card be played in possibly a rug deck with plenty of ramp.
Tandem Lookout- A 2/1 for 1 blue 2 colorless that soulbonds to give both a triggered ability that lets you draw a card if they deal damage. This card would be great utilized with goblin fireslingers, hell riders, and invisible stalkers. I'd love to see this played in a red blue aggro/tempo deck.
Appetite for Brains- A 1 black sorcery that lets you look at your opponent's hand and make them discard any card with converted mana cost 4 or greater. This card reminded me of inquisition of kozilek (same card but 3 or less). Kozilek was used greatly in mono black control decks and blue black control decks to extremely cripple their opponents early game plays. This card could be used the same way but to take out your opponents win conditions and would be even better when coupled with surgical extraction.
Human Frailty- A 1 black instant destroy target human. I honestly think this isn't an awful sideboard option in today's format. There are a lot of boros humans decks being play right now and they are very fast. Siding in a couple of these in place of a couple of mana leaks if your running esper control or any variant such as solar flare would be a great option because cavern of souls makes your counter magic a lot less effective.
Pillar of Flame- 1 red sorcery deal 2 damage to target creature or player. A creature dealt damage this way that dies this turn is exiled. I'm not quite sure why this card isn't used more in red decks as an early game answer to delver (can't be used with moorland haunt), strangleroot geist ( nullifies undying), and gravecrawler/geralf's messenger. I recommend this card if your running any form of red and looking for cheap targeted removal.
Dual casting- 1 red 1 colorless enchantment that gives the creature, 1 red and tap; copy target sorcery or instant spell you control. This would be an awesome card to stick on any hexproof creature such as invisible stalker. A red blue deck would probably be the best colors to play this in. You could replicate all your blue draw and red burn.
Champion of Lambholt-A 1/1 for 2 green 1 colorless. Creatures with power less then her can't block creatures you control and whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control but a +1/+1 counter on her. This card can be pretty deadly against any control deck that relies on lingering souls and timely reinforcements for early game blockers. This card would be great in a green white deck with midnight haunting and gather the townsfolk to get her big early in the game.
Soul of the Harvest- A 6/6 trample for 2 green 4 colorless. When a nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control you may draw a card. This would be a good card used in any green ramp deck with a lot of creatures. Green lacks draw so ramping into this early game could certainly be a game changer.
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