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Dommermuth notes in his article that Legends came from a group of passionate roleplayers who wanted to translate tabletop themes into Magic, while sets like Mirage and Visions were led by wargamers and card players with more structure-based goals

Shaymin is the card that makes the whole loop possible, with its fantastic Sky Support ability that reduces the cost of retreating by one energy

Take the great tree on the left

That was a fantastic ability at the time, especially for dedicated Single Strike decks

The bonus that the target creature receives is locked in as Fists of Flame resolves, counting the card drawn during its first effect

Fast forward to today and the Duelists of Shadows box comes with two pre-built Decks that modernize those old Structure Decks, with new cards and new Skills that make them fiercer than ever