The Black Ink is King On a real card, the black elements like the name, rules text, and mana symbols are printed in a final, separate pass
For instance, look at Duskmantle Seer from Gatecrash his preorder price on SCG was $19.99 on Feb 1 st , but dropped to $5.99 on March 1 st the card lost 70% value in only a month
Trade Elvish Champion for your favorite cheap elf (I like Cloakwood Swarmkeeper) and toss Deathrite Shaman in favor of Fyndhorn Elves
If you cast it for its full seven-mana, it is a 3/3 creature, effectively making a 6/6 when it attacks or blocks
Black has many other ways to get cards into the graveyard if thats the gameplan, or force multiple opponents to discard if thats the plan
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