On paper, it seems pretty balanced and self-restricting, for sure there won't be any oppressive card with this ability
Filters (All by default) Explore Aetherdrift rankings Top 25 best cards in Aetherdrift #1 Radiant Lotus (Showcase) (Fracture Foil) Aetherdrift M #416 Foil 30d -0.1% 0.2/dayStrong Vol - $135.57 5 sold (30d) #2 Cursecloth Wrappings (Showcase) (Fracture Foil) Aetherdrift M #410 Foil 30d +0.2% 0.1/dayStrong Vol - $51.41 2 sold (30d) #3 Radiant Lotus (Showcase) (Fracture Foil) Aetherdrift M #416 Foil 30d -0.3% 0.1/dayStrong Vol - $50.21 2 sold (30d) #4 Stock Up Aetherdrift U #67 Foil $50.00 #5 Brightglass Gearhulk (Borderless) (First-Place Foil) White / Green Aetherdrift M #547 Foil 30d +0.5% 0.1/dayStrong Vol - $42.59 2 sold (30d) #6 March of the World Ooze (Showcase) (Fracture Foil) Aetherdrift M #412 Foil 30d -0.3% 0.0/dayStrong Vol - $39.22 1 sold (30d) #7 Monument to Endurance (First-Place Foil) Aetherdrift R #499 Foil 30d +2.8% 0.3/dayStrong Vol - $36.62 10 sold (30d) #8 Monument to Endurance Aetherdrift R #237 Foil 30d +27.2% 1.7/dayStrong Vol - $23.34 52 sold (30d) #9 Salvation Engine (Showcase) (Fracture Foil) Aetherdrift M #407 Foil 30d +1.0% 0.2/dayStrong Vol - $22.93 7 sold (30d) #10 Riptide Gearhulk (Borderless) (First-Place Foil) White / Blue Aetherdrift M #552 Foil 30d -3.0% 0.1/dayStrong Vol - $22.84 4 sold (30d) #11 Howlsquad Heavy (Borderless) (First-Place Foil) Aetherdrift R #541 Foil 30d +13.6% 0.2/dayStrong Vol - $22.81 6 sold (30d) #12 Spectacular Pileup (Showcase) (Fracture Foil) Aetherdrift M #408 Foil 30d +3.1% 0.2/dayStrong Vol - $21.75 5 sold (30d) #13 Cursecloth Wrappings (Showcase) (Fracture Foil) Aetherdrift M #410 Foil 30d +2.3% 0.0/dayStrong Vol - $21.54 1 sold (30d) #14 Monument to Endurance (Extended Art) Aetherdrift R #394 Foil 30d +10.7% 1.5/dayStrong Vol - $20.69 44 sold (30d) #15 Stock Up Aetherdrift U #67 $20.00 #16 Oildeep Gearhulk (Borderless) (First-Place Foil) Blue / Black Aetherdrift M #550 Foil 30d -0.3% 0.1/dayStrong Vol - $19.05 3 sold (30d) #17 Monument to Endurance Aetherdrift R #237 30d +6.8% 6.7/dayStrong Vol - $19.05 202 sold (30d) #18 Monument to Endurance (Extended Art) Aetherdrift R #394 30d +8.2% 3.2/dayStrong Vol - $18.62 95 sold (30d) #19 Radiant Lotus (Showcase) Aetherdrift M #406 Foil 30d -3.1% 0.7/dayStrong Vol - $18.45 22 sold (30d) #20 Explosive Getaway (Showcase) (Fracture Foil) White / Red Aetherdrift M #413 Foil 30d +0.6% 0.2/dayStrong Vol - $17.26 5 sold (30d) #21 Radiant Lotus (First-Place Foil) Aetherdrift M #500 Foil 30d -6.8% 0.3/dayStrong Vol - $16.90 8 sold (30d) #22 Full Throttle (First-Place Foil) Aetherdrift R #460 Foil 30d +5.2% 0.3/dayStrong Vol - $15.95 10 sold (30d) #23 March of the World Ooze (Showcase) (Fracture Foil) Aetherdrift M #412 Foil $15.42 #24 Coalstoke Gearhulk (Borderless) (First-Place Foil) Black / Red Aetherdrift M #548 Foil 30d -3.7% 0.2/dayStrong Vol - $13.71 5 sold (30d) #25 Bloodghast (Borderless) (First-Place Foil) Aetherdrift R #536 Foil 30d +3.0% 0.1/dayStrong Vol - $12.48 3 sold (30d) Top 10 at a glance Radiant Lotus (Showcase) (Fracture Foil) $135.57 Cursecloth Wrappings (Showcase) (Fracture Foil) $51.41 Radiant Lotus (Showcase) (Fracture Foil) $50.21 Stock Up $50.00 Brightglass Gearhulk (Borderless) (First-Place Foil) $42.59 March of the World Ooze (Showcase) (Fracture Foil) $39.22 Monument to Endurance (First-Place Foil) $36.62 Monument to Endurance $23.34 Salvation Engine (Showcase) (Fracture Foil) $22.93 Riptide Gearhulk (Borderless) (First-Place Foil) $22.84 All Magic sets Staples Trending Cards Compare all sets on Best Cards hub How this page works Most expensive is for chase cards and high-end singles: we sort by today's TCGPlayer market price
Well, despite the fact that you can get away with not including them at a more casual table or in a deck with only one or two colors theres no denying their efficacy once you start to edge more competitive, or fancy playing a four- or even five-color build
Accordingly, it is not possible to dull the same Backup card to generate the CP required to pay the cost for Mateus the Corrupt
You can get around this by running plenty of free instant speed sacrifice effects, which is pretty easy since black is loaded to the brim with these types of effects
While the rest of the cards have slipped into oblivion (Stand or Fall, anyone?), Fact or Fiction has thrived the whole way through
