Use the extra mana to deploy your commander ahead of schedule or cast game-changing spells turns earlier than opponents expect
Im scooping this argument because I dont think I can easily come up with those 250 additional cards, and easily was part of the statement
The MTG team described playing the games themselves (especially if they hadnt played that particular entry), then creating three categories for the Final Fantasy elements, from the need to haves (category 1) to that would be nice, but we probably wont have room (category 3) and discussing with Square Enix even at this conceptual phase as well as consistently showing them specific cards and getting feedback
I dont know that a Rakdos donation deck was really something people were clamoring for, but in the playgroups that enjoy what Xantcha has to offer, they have always been a popular general
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I eventually cut Mana Drain from the cube along with the other power cards as I found it not only too powerful but far too random and swingy