obliterate mtg card Infinite Obliteration - Magic Origins I dont know whats worse—that my family was taken Dust Storm, an Obliterate-type card

Let's go back to the example where your opponent is attacking with a lethal board of creaturesyou can flash in Angel of Grace to stay alive, block in a way that puts Angel of Grace in your graveyard, and then spend your next turn going back up to 10 life, hopefully enough to survive another turn as well (giving you time to draw another Angel of Grace!)

On the other hand, proxies are substitutes for expensive cards you wont risk putting into your deck, perhaps for a Cube or EDH deck you want to build, or for aesthetic reasons

The very first Magic cards ever produced were playtest cards that Richard used privately to determine the proper gameplay

Excellent design on this blue commander, both flavorfully and mechanically