Instead of doing the conversation first and the proof second, let's just do the proving
They are also important to remember because your friends will give you strange looks if you try to tell them you cast "the thingy on his whatsamajig, but he countered it with a canoodle" and that's why you lost
The second effect is even stronger in the right deck, such as a Phyrexian-themed Commander deck
However, its in Arthurs ability that he truly shines: when played, he can give a chosen character Challenger +2 and Resist +2 (that means they get +2 Strength while Challenging and a reduction of 2 damage thats being dealt to them), plus they can also challenge Ready, not Exerted, characters on the same turn too
2011 Sets : Mirrodin Besieged , New Phyrexia , Magic 2012 , and Innistrad My Pick : Endless Ranks of the Dead ( Innistrad ) My pick for 2011 is Innistrad took the lessons we learned from Zendikar and expanded upon them