No tap on the mana-making ability was a silly choice, and building in its own wincon by giving it the Final Fantasy wizard-pinging ability caps it all off
In hindsight, my deck was weak but my draws were poor too
The demand for specific cards like Palantir of Orthanc and Sauron, the Dark Lord, drives their prices up in the secondary market
Finally, given that some new artifact-centric cards have been printed in Modern Horizons, I expect players will be trying to find the spiritual successor to Ironworks, meaning the Ouphe will be great there as well
The buyer gives up a card they don't need for a card they do, which is a regular trade beyond the price tag, but the buyer doesn't lose stock
Cliff Threader Cliff Threader has a solid power-to-mana value ratio