He's annoying, but he's safer than grisle for a few reasons.
1: He takes more setup. You can drop grisle on an empty board and take over. You actually need some stuff out to take advantage of Raz. It's a very low bar to clear, but I've seen it matter more than enough times to convince me it's a meaningful difference. Even dropping him with a couple creatures out leaves you open to more interaction from opponents (they can remove the creatures while he's on the stack, then him) while grisle could be dropped at any time and required a counter to deal with or else his controller would draw 14 or 21.
2: Because he requires setup, he's less centralizing. It's not a simple matter of bribery for Raz or animate dead Raz for just any deck. Some decks that can play the steal your opponents op card game can't reliably provide enough creatures to make Raz work.
I'm unsure if he should be banned, but he's less problematic than GB or Yawgs Bargain. There's still space for a card to be less problematic than those but problematic enough to eat a ban though. I personally have not encountered it enough online to make a decision, and it doesn't win as much as I'd expect. That alone is probably an argument against banning it, but others have had different experiences. I think it's more popular in stronger groups. I also think Sidisi is better at the job Raz does once you get really competitive
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1: He takes more setup. You can drop grisle on an empty board and take over. You actually need some stuff out to take advantage of Raz. It's a very low bar to clear, but I've seen it matter more than enough times to convince me it's a meaningful difference. Even dropping him with a couple creatures out leaves you open to more interaction from opponents (they can remove the creatures while he's on the stack, then him) while grisle could be dropped at any time and required a counter to deal with or else his controller would draw 14 or 21.
2: Because he requires setup, he's less centralizing. It's not a simple matter of bribery for Raz or animate dead Raz for just any deck. Some decks that can play the steal your opponents op card game can't reliably provide enough creatures to make Raz work.
I'm unsure if he should be banned, but he's less problematic than GB or Yawgs Bargain. There's still space for a card to be less problematic than those but problematic enough to eat a ban though. I personally have not encountered it enough online to make a decision, and it doesn't win as much as I'd expect. That alone is probably an argument against banning it, but others have had different experiences. I think it's more popular in stronger groups. I also think Sidisi is better at the job Raz does once you get really competitive
Onering's 4 simple steps that let you solve any problem with Magic's gameplay
Step 1: Identify the problem. What aspect of Magic don't you like? Step 2: Find out how others deal with the problem. How do players deal with this aspect of the game when they run into it? Step 3: Do what those players do. Step 4: No more problem. Bonus: You are now better at Magic. Enjoy those extra wins!