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Creatures your opponents control with hexproof can be the target of spells and abilities you control as though they didn't have hexproof. 3, Sacrifice Glaring Spotlight: Creatures you control gain hexproof until end of turn and are unblockable this turn.
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The problem with Sigarda, Host of Herons is that she is too hard to deal with if you can't Legend Rule her.
Flying makes her harder to block, and even if you can she'll probably have first strike so your block is less effective.
Hexproof automatically makes her immune to being targeted. I think Glaring Spotlight is the only card ever printed that gets around hexproof, and the rules committee wouldn't everyone to include it in their decks for the odd Sigarda matchup.
Forcing a sacrifice is a popular way to get rid of hexproof creatures. Oh, wait, Sigarda, Host of Herons prevents you from sacrificing permanents, so she stops that, too. If she stopped you from sacrificing "other permanents" or creatures only she wouldn't be that bad.
What I worry about is playing in a pod with a Rakdos, Lord of Riots deck. If a mono-blue player copies Rakdos, they can get the Palinchron + Deadeye Navigator combo going for just UUUU. They can cast Consecrated Sphinx for UU and still have plenty of counter mana open, or Venser, Shaper Savant for UU.
thebeardedshuffler: She will be even more of a powerhouse than she is already. You'd need a boardwipe or a kill spell + Glaring Spotlight to deal with her.
I really wish they would make a card like Evil Twin that instead said something like "UB, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy each creature with the same name as this card"
That would be viable to fight legendaries and token strategies.
and now hexproof generals will dominate with no real method of dealing with them other than a board wipe. Either that, or we'll see more Glaring Spotlight type cards that counter hexproof, thus making it a "meh" ability (which would be terrible)
Growth Problems
I would vote Glaring Spotlight and just have it sideboard for bant pants and such. Champion gives the unlockable (sorta) as well.
Cruel Control
I can agree, thats why Glaring Spotlight is in the sideboard its definitely not an every game card. The only time its a must play is verse a deck specifically taking advantage of Hexproof. I had room in the sideboard when I was building the deck, and after looking through Top8 I found several decks playing Hexproof. This deck, heck and control deck relies HEAVILY on spells, so you want to make sure your spells are getting through. If I find a better card or that Hexproof is not that big a threat Ill bump Glaring Spotlight . Not to beat a dead horse, but its about options; and aside from nulling Hexproof, the Spotlight gets Master of Cruelties through or allows you to deliver a deathblow with a flock of Nighthawks.
Cruel Control
and i love Glaring Spotlight , but I'm conflicted, and i know its just the luck of the draw, but every time i go up against my rival deck, bant auras, i always get the Glaring Spotlight , or the removal spell, never both when i need them, its really annoying! lol aetherize and bonfire should deal with those hex proofers though just fine. also Mutilate works against them most of the time.
Cruel Control
You know AEtherize was in my original setup, I ended up subbing it out for Cyclonic Rift to give myself more flexibility. I'll definitely have to think about it because you're right, it is very underrated card. Speaking of flexibility, I like Artful Dodge however for that same 1 mana I can get Glaring Spotlight which gives me the option of an alpha strike if need be. Another reason to go with Glaring Spotlight is a lot of decks are taking advantage of hexproof in the metagame, and damn does Glaring Spotlight really make those hexproof useless! HAhAHa! I appreciate the feedback though, I hope more people comment and.. upvote ;)
Necrotic Pestilence
KaraZorEl Fair point. Still haven't finalized what non-creatures spells I'm going to run. Glaring Spotlight has the all creatures unblockable tactic which is very good given the nature of the deck. However, Gaze of Granite would also help in the removal of problematic creatures too. Thanks!
