Because of this, they are not as valuable to players who actually want to add them to their decks
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Legendary Creature - Ape Marauding Brinefang Ward (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays .) Islandcycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.) Islandcycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.) Creature - Dinosaur Monstrous Vortex Whenever you cast a creature spell with power 5 or greater, discover X, where X is that spell's mana value
Some of these cards are still technically legal in specific formats, but others are so bad that theyve been removed from all sanctioned tournaments, regardless of format
There are plenty of cheap Reserved List cards, but Chronatog also has the benefit of being part of a bizarre tribe - the unique atogs
The "what if" theme made a lot of different executions possible, so the design team (Bill, Paul Sottosanti, Matt Place and myself) spent a lot of time exploring different design veins