They were cool, and theres enough opportunity for customization with the different party creature types, but the payoffs feel stagnant and new Magic sets have very little to offer the archetype
One of the most iconic creature cards in Magic s history hails from Mirage and it represented the largest power and toughness ever on a creature when it was printed, beating out Polar Kraken
It's all about using the right deck, and about using it in the right way
a trap a lot of players fall into is to try to use this as the only win condition in a lifegain or mill deck, and it just isnt fast enough
The most obvious of these factors is the synergy of haste with Saproling Burst, which was known to some as "The Fix." That extra turn almost doubled the strength of the Burst and made it hit for the full 20 damage in only two turns, which would normally mean a kill on turn five, or turn four if backed up by a Blastoderm
In super rare cases, a card is cut while folded, leaving a little bit of extra cardboard attached to the card (aka a flag)