And that raises an interesting question: among real-world games (those that people actually play, as opposed to the hypothetical ones game theorists usually consider), where does Magic fall in complexity
Thanks to her abilities, Toph, the First Metalbender can animate The Soul Stone and give it protection against Exile effects
On turn one, you might want to use that shockland to produce white mana, even if you don't have any white spells in your hand, because it enables you to cast spells like "Path to Exile" or "Lightning Helix" later on
Ayara, First of Locthwain Another $10 card, just amazing if youre having a stream of Zombie tokens coming and going
You would gain utility and payoff potential but you would lose some tempo, potency and consistency for doing so
2 became essential in Red-Purple Trafalgar Law strategies that dominated Japanese tournament meta throughout late 2023 and early 2024, driving sustained player demand for EB-01 boxes as competitive players sought playsets