Price data sourced from PriceCharting, April 2026
Draw options like Strike a Good Match and Hypnotize which also forces your opponent to discard are useful for Emerald Decks
But it's just another reminder that, for collectors, a card's charisma, uniqueness, charm, rarity, and artistic merit tend to trump its in-game power 99 times out of 100
Once popped it is pretty high value and overall power (assuming something good came of the 2/1 starting body)
This efficiency is extremely relevant against all the above-mentioned decks, since they try to be as explosive as possible to overwhelm the opponent before he manages to stabilize
Finally, to round off a better mana base, the deck could benefit from a better ramp package with cards like Smothering Tithe, Oketras Monument, Fellwar Stone and maybe even a Pearl or Ruby Medallion