However, if you trade Ashiok for Hero's Downfall right away, then you've given up the opportunity to trade a Thoughtseize for the Hero's Downfall should you draw one
Its very difficult to remove, and drains your opponent for 2 when it dies (usually 4, including the creature that was sacrificed to pay the ward cost)
Ill stress a bit that the number of spirits in this deck by itself is a bit low, so depending on Quint to make some or some other source will be key to getting this card to give more value
In standard it was the core to the aptly named Puresteel Paladin deck, using its main ability to draw into more action and later on the metalcraft ability to cheat out on some equip costs, but it has also seen play in Cheerios, a deck based around 0 mana artifacts and Paradoxical Outcome to eventually cast Grapeshot, and most recently in Hammer Time, which focuses on Colossus Hammer, where Puresteel Paladin once again comes in to both help circumvent equip costs
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