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Outside of removal, there's other powerful spells like the game-ender Exsanguinate, and the value engine Lingering Souls, both of which work well with Y'shtola's abilities due to being greater than mana value 3 when cast
You can always head to Reddit, with the thriving r/custommagic community welcoming every design, from the meme-iest joke cards to the most serious attempts at making something that could conceivably be a Magic card
For example, ten cards use artwork previously found on Vanguard cards, depicting legendary creatures from early Magic lore
Whenever weve had pack foil, EA foil, and etched foil, the etched tends to jump in price first, so thats the version Im targeting here
I was just like beside myself