Ordering standard size when the photo deserves the MEGA format Some photos have too much detail and emotional weight to shrink down to standard card dimensions
But that uncertainty is part of the appeal: its a very swingy, exciting game where pulling just the right card at just the right time can transform your fortunes
While it has frequently been maindecked, its also been a popular sideboard card, perfect for grinding out attrition-based post-sideboard games, such as the Kithkin deck Cedric Phillips piloted to a top 8 finish in PT Kyoto 2009: Creatures (20) Planeswalkers (4) Lands (25) Spells (11) Sideboard Nowadays, the idea of aggro decks slowing down and going bigger after sideboarding is commonplace, but Cedrics use of it here was especially futuristic for that time period
You are never forced to activate mana abilities to pay costs, so if there is a mandatory additional mana cost (such as from Thalia, Guardian of Thraben), you can decline to activate mana abilities to pay for it and hence fail to cast the suspended card, leaving it in exile
Chart shows the price of Garnet Til Alexandros 17th #24 at the end of each month going back as long as we have tracked the item.
Illustrated by Chris Rallis Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Banned Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp
