1 Krang, Master Mind Legendary Artifact Creature Returning to the artifact theme, we have the best blue card in MTG TMNT as Krang, Master Mind
somethings not right here, and the two unfortunate figures in the centre will learn that soon enough
FromTheShire: Very nice combat trick on a land
There were a lot of factors: figuring out what people wanted out of a D&D set, how to fit that into competitive play environments, and how to capture the essence of everything on the cards
Of course, the biggest upside of Zirda, the Dawnwaker is that its cost reduction applies to all permanents (see: the Basalt Monolith / Grim Monolith combos for Commander), and some artifact-based decks come very close to accidentally meeting Zirda, the Dawnwaker's companion restriction (for example, Modern Urza decks often only have Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath as a permanent without an activated ability), so the unique wording on Zirda might open up new possibilities, compared to Biomancer's Familiar and Training Grounds, that will take time to explore
(2025-06-06) Starting Town's first ability cares about how many turns you have taken, not necessarily how many turns the game has had, in case you take an extra turn