[5] [6] Belts were a common feature of Nomura's character designs at the time, and he stated when outside observers noticed the trend and teased him over it, it only encouraged him to utilize them more
With all that said, here are the cards Id recommend cutting to make room for all these babies: Knight of the Last Breath Xerex Strobe-Knight Worthy Knight Wintermoor Commander Foulmire Knight Order of Midnight Ichor Elixir Fractured Powerstone Path of the Enigma Painful Truths Return to Dust Lilianas Standard Bearer Temple of the False God End step So there you have it
Drop this and suddenly all your creatures become deadly threats, with double protection to make combat miserable for your opponents
Why earlier art isn't used is unclear, though the new piece is more than welcome and makes this Serra Angel even more special
Blue We go from the worst color at common to the indisputable best
60-card Dimir Faeries (tempo) the historic blue-black tempo deck built on Bitterblossom, Spellstutter Sprite, and Mistbind Clique