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However, once I played Selesnya Tokens with it for the first time I realized how powerful of a card it truly is

When this Maleficent comes into play, you draw a card

It was one of the first monsters introduced, alongside other legends like Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which happen to be some of the rarest Yu-Gi-Oh

As such, MTG rarely resorts to that nowadays, preferring mechanics like ward or hexproof/indestructible

It also can be more easily ignored considering that WCQ Gien was likely a smaller event, meaning that many other players in attendance would also likely not have Ash Blossom

The opposition will need to waste resources to get rid of it, making it a highly useful card