The artifact costs two, taps for two, and phases out your dork only, which will keep tokens alive too
In the Scute Swarm example, you could Stifle the landfall trigger
In terms of value, a sale last year for $23,100 confirms its big-time status and gets the Bruce Lee-inspired kung fu Pokemon a spot in the top 10 most valuable
It is a very poor removal effect and doesn't help disrupt a lot of the things you might want all round removal to deal with
Mycosynth Wellspring If you can sacrifice Mycosynth Wellspring with any degree of consistency, it represents 2 mana for two lands
It doesnt just have to be combat damage dealt to a player, it is any form of combat damage, which means youll be slamming a ton of dice onto the battlefield whenever you block or attack into creatures like its no tomorrow