Youd happily pay the extra mana to tack on all of Stoneforge Mystics benefits: this Kor artificer is a body on board, and an activated ability that can cheat equipment into play
The deck then plahys a number of anthem effects (Elvish Archdruid and Dwynen) and buff spells/effects (Preposterous Proportions, Overrun, Viven's Ultimate) which will make this elf army enormously powerful and able to swing for absolutely massive damage
PSA 10 premiums are smaller than for the Manga Rares
For the EDH format, spells like Phyrexian Arena offer a steady stream of card advantage at the expense of lifea currency black mages are well-versed in spending
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The Great Distortion counters spells, but it's usually unclear what the controller is capable of countering, since it relies on matching cards in that player's hand with the mana value of spells on the stack