Bloodbraid Elf Bloodbraid Elf is the definition of tempo and value: Haste plus cascade mean it hits the board and immediately gives you another spell for free
That's the smallest of hurdles to overcome, after which Gisa becomes a hard-to-answer army-in-a-can that even brings a Skeleton buff along for the ride.
The d4 was helpful there (despite booster packs also having inserts with punch-out brick counters anyway)
Alayna told us last year that this one had to be re-sketched because the feedback from the Art Director was that it was too mountainous. Alayna couldnt remember exactly whether she or the Art Director decided the single tree should be replaced with an entire forest
If you have enough mana to find any creature in your deck, either side of this card can single-handedly change the course of the game whether youre winning, losing, or even in a stalemate
Play it on turn two, back it up with removal like Galvanic Discharge or tricks like Wing It, and snowball to victory
