It also flips into a one-sided Eidolon of the Great Revel-style effect, which can add up the damage right quick
Sure, Consulting for Channel would cause them to lose on the spot around 12% of the time (i.e, whenever Channel was one of the top six cards)
It seems that, rather than picking just one version, WoTC decided to capture Cid's meta-role across the entire franchise through its unique fifteen-variant artworks (representing the Cid of each main number FF game), plus the "any number of cards named Cid" clause - the first time these two design elements have been combined in MTG
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Even ignoring its monarch effect, this giant soldier can help keep you in the game longer since it soaks up damage
In order to calculate a more realistic upper limit for mana-fixing density, we need to know the average number of uncastable cards drafters end up with