Value Retention: Graded cards are often easier to sell later on if you choose to downsize or re-invest in your collection
The entire set as one sells for over $10,000, and it is only rising, but this Maleficent card is the most expensive of them all because it is a powerful card that has since become iconic in many Ruby-themed decks, not to mention the artwork is fantastic
At just three mana, you can easily accelerate it out with other cards like Chrome Mox and Lotus Petal, meaning the creature can reliably be cast on turn two (or even on the first turn, depending on your draws)
The Ozolith is the standard: each time one of your creatures leaves the battlefield, The Ozolith stores all of that creatures counters
[57] All UB design teams include subject-matter experts (SMEs), "hardcore fans" with "extensive knowledge" of the crossover property
Flash is currently a primary ability in blue