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Though the very first Dinosaur card debuted alongside Magic s first set (Fungusaur in Alpha ), many Dino cards were not immediately given the creature type save for Ice Age s Pygmy Allosaurus and the type was later removed in favor of Lizard or Lizard Beast. Then, enter the Ixalan block, which brought back the type from the dead and provided myriad kindred synergies that made Dinosaur decks a viable and deeply enjoyable strategy, especially in Commander
Love this thing loads, right
However, it's not always necessary, and it's weaker against aggro decks with cheap, efficient creatures
I hope to keep seeing even more defensive cards that use phasing in the future, because its a very interesting design space
Lets just say, for arguments sake, you end up playing two mana rocks, an artifact creature, and make 1-2 treasure tokens before attacking with this