It is a tiny bit worse in that it is 3 mana to do the thing not 4 but you only need to pay the 4 once if you want to block with your Paralyzed thing and you don't need to pay anything at all if it has an ability you don't need to tap to use
Furthermore, the game's price is far more reasonable for players than games like Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic the Gathering, because the best deck in the format is only about $100 unless players look for alternate art copies of the cards they need
1/20 #scryfallrandom is probably in the top 3 most broken cards ever printed Shivam Bhatt (@shivambhatt.bsky.social) January 20, 2026 at 10:04 AM [image or embed] If you're not aware, Shivam does daily Scryfall Randoms where he'll hit the random card button on Scryfall and give some small thoughts on it
Considering that there were multiple types of special energy in this set at the time, it was a very useful card to use that could also get a chuckle out of anyone who played with or against it
In total, the game received almost 20 expansions during its lifetime
Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has been pushing a lot of excellent bite cards lately, such as Archdruids Charm and Ram Through, but Strong wants you to get back to basics with spells that fight, such as Tail Swipe and Primal Might
