The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth contains 281 regular cards
Given how many cards there are that either want to die, or that make sacrificial Thopters or Servos, this cost isnt really a drawback at all, and being able to cheat in one of the big old Creatures from earlier in the list, or even something like Darksteel Forge, which gives all of your Artifacts indestructible, losing three of anything is always worth it
Black and green are the home of the graveyard decks, so maybe putting a load of cheap permanents into your graveyard is exactly what you want
Animar, Soul of Elements A classic morph Temur commander, Animar, Soul of Elements provides incredible cost reduction while synergizing with the well-fleshed out +1/+1 counters archetype
Everyone hates vague release windows, especially ones that span a full year
Graded Population Report: Alph Lithograph [1st Edition] #81 Visualize the distrbution of grades in the chart