They are essential for thinning your deck and reaching your win condition before your opponent has a chance to react
But it was the lure of going after cards for the horrors of deep deck, and trying to increase my chances of getting that Hydroid Krasis that finally swung it for me to chose Simic as my guild
For instance, Mark Rosewater (yes, that Mark Rosewater ) lost one round short of finishing in the Top 64 at the very first Magic World Championship with the following Berserk deck: Creatures (20) Lands (19) Spells (21) And people wonder why Mark loved Infect so much Marks been a face of design for so long, I think most players dont realize that hes actually a very good player
And, while were on the subject of ludo-narrative dissonance,* what the entire library and summoned creatures are** is a bit hazy and unintuitive, but a bit of thematic weakness isnt a bad thing if the gameplay and flavor fit well
Treasure tokens can be sacrificed to grant one mana
For me, this card has everything, from story to craftsmanship