The ability to discard cards to win battles or shift color was nice, as you could avoid color-based removal or dodge a Glory's activation
[42] Wizards of the Coast has banned some old cards from all formal play due to inappropriate racial or cultural depictions in their text or illustrations in the wake of the George Floyd protests, and their images have been blocked or removed from online Magic databases
at best, they can bounce your 3/3 off a 4/4, but that means they have to stay on the defensive
That hasn't stopped them from being expensive though, with the biggest sale being an 8-rated card selling for $324,000 in 2023
Admittedly, not many players are sleeving up their copy of Defiant Bloodlord because theyre in desperate need of a seven-mana 4/5 to top off their curve
We have money we want to spend on Magic cards but not the product worth doing so for