Another Chance (LCI)

Another Chance
Casting Cost: {2}{B}
Card Type: Instant
Card Text:
You may mill two cards. Then return up to two creature cards from your graveyard to your hand. (To mill two cards, put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.)
Flavour Text:
The pull of duty was so strong that they barely paused to notice they'd died.
Artist: Irina Nordsol

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:

  • Graveyard Retrieval: Allows you to return up to two creature cards from your graveyard to your hand. This can be a valuable way to regain creatures that were previously in your graveyard.

• Weaknesses:

  • Limited Card Types: Only targets and retrieves creature cards from the graveyard, so it's more specialized in decks focused on creatures.

Deck Utility:

• Graveyard-Based Decks: Fits well in decks that utilize the graveyard as a resource, especially those with a strong emphasis on creatures.

• Reanimator Decks: Can be useful in reanimator decks, where the goal is to bring creatures back from the graveyard to the battlefield.

Interactions and Combos:

• Self-Mill: Works effectively with cards or strategies that facilitate self-milling, as it enables you to put creature cards into your graveyard for later retrieval.

• Recursion: Combines well with cards that allow you to play creatures from your graveyard or have additional benefits when creatures enter the battlefield.

Flavor and Lore:
The flavor of Another Chance suggests a relentless commitment to duty or a cause, even in the face of death. The act of milling two cards symbolizes the sacrifices made in pursuit of that cause.

Overall Impression:
Another Chance is a card that offers a second opportunity to retrieve creature cards from your graveyard. Its usefulness is primarily dependent on the creatures in your graveyard and the overall strategy of your deck. It can be particularly effective in decks that make use of creatures and the graveyard as a resource.