Cards like the Honden cycle or Twilight Prophet are usually held in check by enabling players to remove them or render them toothless before they can do their damage, but Obeka makes each upkeep trigger have the potential for devastating value
While I'd like the game to be as accessible as possible, even on a tournament level, you shouldn't be able to build a $2,000 deck with fake cards and then expect Wizards to offer you prize money for playing its game
Normally, when I'm tracking down the cause of a price movement like this, it doesn't take very long to find a new Standard or Modern deck that's risen to the forefront, a new MTG commander that's getting fans excited, or a card coming out in the next Magic: The Gathering set that works immensely well alongside a niche old playing piece
It makes perfect sense that The One Ring, one of the most powerful artifacts in fantasy, appears in Magic: The Gathering as a tremendously impactful card
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld can draw us cards or deal damage, but by herself is going to have some difficulty closing out the game
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