This dual-ink card has a powerful ability which lets you return illusion characters to your hand if they're banished during an opponent's turn
Four mana gets you two tapped Treasure tokens, which is a little worse than casting a Big Score
This can get white out of situations it normally needs specific sideboard cards for, while still being main-deckable as two-mana removal against random attackers
People wanted this version specifically and they made it a bonus card. They understood what everyone wanted the counterspell to look like but decided theyre going to make it a GAMBLE if you get it, notes u/Apprehensive_Debate3 in one of the most upvoted comments My god, and you know this thing is gonna be like 10 times the price of the normal one. They don't want to lose reprint equity by putting a $30 print in a $30 lair, but they want to turn the drops into a lottery to create future FOMO a la Fallout Mana Vault or Miku Snapcaster Mage, says u/easchner
Its a bit misleading that the flavor of the mechanic is building an unstoppable army, but the best way to use it is making tiny armies and sacrificing them for value
Just remember to pack a Scavenger Grounds when youre Milling, so you dont accidentally enable the necromancers
