When you are all about speed you can more easily afford to sac life and cards for the right things
People wanted this version specifically and they made it a bonus card. They understood what everyone wanted the counterspell to look like but decided theyre going to make it a GAMBLE if you get it, notes u/Apprehensive_Debate3 in one of the most upvoted comments My god, and you know this thing is gonna be like 10 times the price of the normal one. They don't want to lose reprint equity by putting a $30 print in a $30 lair, but they want to turn the drops into a lottery to create future FOMO a la Fallout Mana Vault or Miku Snapcaster Mage, says u/easchner
You'll still pay all costs for a spell cast this way, including additional costs
Making each opponent sacrifice their highest mana value creature or planeswalker will often take out the strategy theyve been building towards
It was then that I realized the artists who made me fall in love with the game are accessible to interact with and actually get signatures from!' Schneider decided to bring a few cards to get signed at the event, and he was hooked immediately
That's double ETB abilities in your color like Flametongue Kavu or Goblin token maker Beetleback Chief
