Syr’s natural four toughness makes him a great target for creatures to trade up into. Be cautious during attack and block phases however. He is a little on the costly side at five mana, but for the effect he can have on the board and game state, it is definitely worth it. The verdictĭespite the horrendously large text block and headache that it induces, Konrad appears to be an extremely strong card. However, it would not be surprising to see him appear as sideboard or 1-offs in sacrifice and reanimator decks. Konrad will probably be seen mostly in mill decks across the formats. After the addition of Ashiok, Deam Render and Jace, Wielder of Mysteries in War of the Spark bolstering the mill, self or otherwise, power of Dimir, this card looks to give mill another advantage with a tough creature that can consistently ping the opponent while milling. Syr Konrad, the Grim reinvigorates one of the oldest alternate-win conditions in the game, again. The final condition lets the effect trigger on reanimation and Gravedigger effects. The second condition allow for the effect to trigger off of mill and discard effects. The first condition allows the effect to trigger off of all creature deaths including tokens. However, this is the first time the effect triggers off of such a variety of conditions. Players have seen similar effects in the past like Cruel Celebrant.