We can have smaller effects paired with larger effects
Upon entering the battlefield, this 6/6 for six mana causes each opponent to mill the top four cards of their library, then allowing its controller to put any creature with an even mana value directly into play under their control
And their grail status is contingent on their value alone, which can drop dramatically as soon as pop increases (rip milotic) (For the record I like ho oh far more than lugia but I am not gonna lie to myself and say it could be the icon of the era) IMG_20240126_09022615641564 299 KB Shining Charizard Shining Gyarados Lugia Typhlosion 17 0 voters Bonus poll What poll do you want to see next
Thanks to cards like Gaeas Cradle and Tropical Island, for instance, building a mana base alone can cost thousands
From a lore prospective, this era of legends were a mixed bag of some being important to the stories being told in the novels and others going completely unmentioned
Its only fitting that most green card draw sources either come in the form of creatures or rely on you having a strong creature presence in play