Personally, Im in favor of anything that does not add or alter game play
Affordable Protection: Quality card preservation at a budget-friendly price
You may laugh now, but I would not be surprised if this card ends up being a mainstay in Modern, simply because the delve mechanic is so powerful, and it plays so well with Vengevine
Weve seen this sort of design before on Torens, Fist of the Angels and Selvala, Eager Trailblazer, and it feels like Silk finally gets everything right
This card debuted in 2008s Morningtide expansion, and while it does technically ding you for life loss based on the creature card thats revealed from the top of your library, if your deck is chock-full of Treefolk cards with far higher toughness than power, youll almost always be netting lifegain as opposed to losing life
they have to spend multiple readings figuring out how the card works