7. Vona, Butcher of Magan - Ixalan

I vant to suck yer vlood!

Why is it good?

Vona, Butcher of Magan has lifelink and vigilance, meaning he can attack and gain you 4 life and you can still activate his ability to destroy any non-land permanent. Even if he doesn’t attack, paying 7 life for a permanent removal is still well worth it in some cases. At 5cc, he is the ceiling crit for most builds, along the Doom Whisperer, but he creates great synergy with most BW creatures.

Where is it used?

Vona is another creature that was almost tailor-made for his own deck. In this case, he acts as the defensive and offensive hero for the BW Tokens deck builds. He also works well with tribal Vampire decks. Since most vampire decks have lifelink, it has good synergy with Vona’s ability, which requires 7 life to use.