This was a weakness Golgaris opponents in Guilds of Ravnica draft could exploit, since keeping an opponents creature alive could proactively invalidate Rhizome Lurcher (the big common Undergrowth payoff)
If you're a collector who wants Hyper Rares or Special Illustration Rares, you can trade your ACE SPEC cards to players
On the other hand, we want playing a game of Magic to be a deep, engaging, and infinitely replayable experience
They only make one token and there are better things to do than give +1/+1 or first strike to a creature type we don't particularly care about
An article that came out after the set even revealed that developers caught wind of Skullclamps overwhelming power, but all they could do was pray that smart and dedicated MTG players didnt misuse the card
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