Sure, it's "must block" rider combined with a 1/2 body is rather underwhelming, but in similar fashion to ThunderstaffThunderstaff, it turns off a ton of go-wide strategies
[345] An epilogue to The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero was released on 11 January 2024
It was banned in Modern for years thanks to how quickly this Kor artificer managed to stall some games
The valuable cards are those with the date of 1999 and 2000
As a brief mathematical aside (feel free to check my work, Quandrix nerds), here is a short comparison of non-generic/staple overlaps with the appropriate predecessor across each Secrets of Strixhaven Commander deck, not counting Sol Ring or Arcane Signet nor generic/staple lands: 7 cards from Silverquill Influence overlap with Silverquill Statement 10 cards in Witherbloom Pestilence to Witherbloom Witchcraft 10 cards in Prismari Artistry to Prismari Performance 5 cards in Lorehold Spirit to Lorehold Legacies 9 cards in Quandrix Unlimited to Quantum Quandrix Seeing the data laid out as such, it's hard to justify my vibes-based analysis as anything more than a poorly calibrated vibes antenna
Comments / see all If a Gastly with 10 HP uses Destiny Bond, then the opponent uses Gust of Wind to move Gastly to the Bench, then uses Jungle Pikachus Spark to do 10 damage to a Benched Gastly, KOing it would Destiny Bond still trigger