Captured Sunlight | Illustration by Nils Hamm Lifegain cards are cards that gain life, either as their entire effect or incidentally while you take game actions
: Until end of turn, target land you control becomes a 1/1 Elemental creature with vigilance, indestructible, and haste
Maleficent Monstrous Dragon is at the top for a couple of reasons: she has a harder pull rate, her artwork is remarkable, and she can easily banish one card as soon as it is played
The card quality is certainly there, but only if you can find these at a reasonable price
The most valuable Lorwyn Eclipsed cards are all Japan Showcase variants, anime-style reimagining of key set cards, most of which feature Convoke or strong Tribal synergies, exclusive to Collector Boosters, and they are the ones driving prices on the secondary market
Its entirely possible to build your decks to prioritize EtB creatures, and if you have access to any ways to flicker your board or recur things from the graveyard, youre suddenly racking up the value
