sheldon mtg card Menery and essential format staples like Teferi’s Protection Sheldon Menery, Magic Great, Passes

Legendary ruling would kick in but the card ruling contradicts it

How does this relate to M14

As they come down untapped you can usually put that mana to use right away making your card only a one mana investment and as such a smaller tempo hit than most alternatives

(9/19/2025) If an effect allows you to put a card with particular characteristics onto the battlefield without instructing you to play or cast it, you consider only the characteristics of a modal double-faced card's front face to see if that card qualifies

Four-drops like Gideon, Ally of Zendikar and Archangel of Tithes always used to feel awkward as just another threat thing that often didnt match up well with removal, came down too late to run people over, or rotted away in your hand, casually being uncastable

Giving your other characters Resist +2 during the challenge can allow them to hit without taking as much damage themselves