Last updated on October 31, 2025 1996 World Champion | Illustration by Christopher Rush Magic cards were collactibles from the start
If you can hit just three other creatures, that 21 life can drastically alter the state of the game
1, T, Reveal a My Little Pony toy you own: Until end of turn, another target creature gains protection from each color in that toys coat, mane, and outfit
Seems ok in limited, in other play you're better off preventing the creature from resolving in the first place
8th place: Shanks (OP09-004) (V.4) Shanks's abilities ensure control of the playing field
(It turns out there is some narrative content, but at the time I hadn't heard of any.) So I thought to myself: why bother with a story that includes characters from previous sets making a return, certain characters from cards canonically dying - and why did Wizards of the Coast push all this secret backstory onto the cards