Then, if your opponent has a Character with 7000 power or more, up to 1 of your Leader or Character cards gains +1000 power during this turn
This may seem normal, but it speaks to his care of legibility: the painting not only had to work at full size, but he wanted to make sure it functioned well both artistically and narratively at card size, where most would see it
Flametongue Yearling enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each time it was kicked
If a player wanted to play Nexus of Fate, they had one of three choices: Foil their entire deck Get a judge to proxy the card with a non-foil basic land Risk getting tournament penalties for playing with a marked deck (since Nexus of Fate would eventually warp) Needless to say, it was not a good look when Magic tournament judges have to say implicitly that you cannot play with a certain card in your deck (without being proxied) because of physical quality control issues on said card
Ill pinpoint advantages each one has and highlight the various ways they can be played
This is probably easier to manage than Soulflayer, but it costs more mana due to not having delve