As an aside, despite being in the same colour identity as the recent Innistrad: Midnight Hunt's Werewolves tribe, Max is incredibly anti-synergistic with them
That means for three mana total you get a 2/2
Magic 2015, which launches in roughly three weeks, is the latest Core Set, and a perfect set to get you back into the swing of things
If another source you control would deal noncombat damage to a permanent or player, it deals that much damage plus 1 to that permanent or player instead
The extra-restrictive mana cost makes it hard for any deck to jam, but mana bases that can support it probably should
(2025-11-17) The value of X is calculated only once, as Aurora Awakener's triggered ability resolves