Players could use them to draw cards, but now we had this object that we could design elements of the set around
The Floodborn, for example, have more powerful versions that can shift onto a pre-existing card for a discount
Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt So this Mardu commander is making me eat my words about elementals, nightmares, beasts, cats, and dinosaurs, huh
Many players considered it one of the best Magic: The Gathering sets in recent years, and it's a rare example of a failed setting getting a second chance at life
As soon as seven types of land are under your control, you can start building a zombie army, all while blocking with your chunky commander their numerous plant buddies
It starts as a mana source, then it makes a massive Construct token that gets stronger with every artifact you control