Wizards knew that they needed a simpler way to template cards with these abilities, and preferably one they could print at low mana costs without accidentally breaking every permanent with triggered abilities
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But using a different card to venture onto those floors means we can double-up almost 100% of the time, letting us clear the Tomb and Create Undead in just two turns
Moreover, you can add white and black to other red, green, or blue partners too
Designer Notes: Get a bunch of merfolk into play, then use your commander to start drawing cards, swinging for unblockable damage and putting +1/+1 counters on all your creatures
As a Stage 2 holo with 100 HP and the satisfying Solarbeam attack, it completes the original starter trio for collectors, and the Shadowless and 1st Edition copies carry the same vintage prestige that defines this set
