It can play aggressively or as a mini-combo deck with reanimator lines, and it looks like a blast to play
That trample means if you kill the blockers in the first strike damage phase, the player takes damage in the normal damage phase
At maximum speed your land gets a new ability, letting you pay three mana and tapping it to discard a card, and then draw a card
Rune-Paws | NEO Standard | Jim Davis Creatures (16) 4 Jukai Naturalist 4 Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice 4 Runeforge Champion 4 Stormchaser Drake Instants (3) 3 Snakeskin Veil Enchantments (16) 1 Cradle of Safety 1 Nurturing Presence 1 Rune of Speed 1 Spectral Steel 2 Borrowed Time 2 Circle of Confinement 2 Rune of Sustenance 3 Rune of Flight 3 Rune of Might Artifacts (2) 2 Runed Crown Deck's Record : 4-1 Deck's Grade : C+ Deck Potential : Low to Medium Runes were on of the small mechanical themes to come out of Kaldheim that never really made it to the big time
And unlike many beholders, Karazikar doesn't live in solitude
The strength of this card makes it a versatile tool: if youre playing a combo deck (such as Living End or Rhynos) you can play Force of Vigor to remove Chalice of the Void / Engineered Explosives / Relic of Progenitus