On Thin Ice is a similar card, except it only costs 1 mana
How much milling efficiency would you give up for a shot at a zero-mana 9/9
Gaining Hexproof is also super-relevant, as it turns off direct damage effects, discard effects, and a lot of graveyard hate all in one swoop
(And thats not including those that came with the tin and collection box, just the ones from the packs.) While we missed my chase card, the alt-art Leafeon, we did manage to hit some of the cards we most wanted
The Flip Walkers Ajani, Nacatl Pariah / Ajani, Nacatl Avenger and Grist, Voracious Larva / Grist, the Plague Swarm feel like they can see Modern play, perhaps slotting into Zoo and Yawgmoth, respectively, or reviving some aggro or graveyard archetypes
The game has always had a few nods to Japanese culture, like the anime art planeswalkers from War of the Spark, the 2008 Jace vs