Heroes Downfall may be readable at times, but being an instant certainly makes it worth it. It depends mostly on your curve, but I'd guess that Downfall is better 90% of the time.
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i say run 3 of each. the instant removal for something is great when some decks try to do funny stuff. plus running 3 of each gives you 6 sources of planeswalker removal, which with any good deck rite now pretty much takes care of every single walker they run
Depends very much on the deck. If you're more of a red deck with some black, it's Dreadbore all the way. If you're heavier black, Downfall might be the better choice.
It will depend on one major factor with your deck. If you're going aggro, Use the Bore. If Midrange, use the Downfall. Heck, I know I'm going to get laughed at, but a blasted Eye gouge can take out the Master of Waves if needed, along with many other 2/1s in the format. That or Shock, Magma Spray, or any other 1 to 2 damage/toughness reducing spell in the aggro deck.
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Was gonna say dreadbore is for aggro decks and hero's downfall is for midrange/control decks. Two mana is much more playable than 3 mana with double black. And in an aggro deck you don't want to be holding up mana for hero's downfall. And they'll still get a planeswalker activation off before you can kill it so it's usually better to commit to the board instead of trying to time instant speed removal.
If it's aggro, then go with Dreadbore, since (1) it's 2CMC vs 3CMC and (2) aggro will be tapped out the majority of the time to play creatures for instant speed to matter.
How much better is the instant speed over the cheaper cost?
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I vote for heros downfall.
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