And not really even because of power, but because of ubiquity
Second, being more expensive can be an advantage to a threshold card because that gives you time to get the requisite cards into your graveyard assuming that you're being rewarded for all your extra effort
Skip to main content SIGN IN Final Fantasy Commander Decks Variants Foil: Rikku, Resourceful Guardian (0468 - Chocobo Track Foil) Edition: Final Fantasy Commander Decks Variants Type: Legendary Creature - Human Artificer Cast: Rarity: R Collector #: 0468 Pow/Tuf: 2/3 Whenever you put one or more counters on a creature, until end of turn, that creature can't be blocked by creatures your opponents control
Its not like the cards arent playablemany of them are quite playablebut it is assessing the value of the card to the chosen strategy that will really determine what is picked second through fifth
When discussing non-removal interaction, most players immediately think of counterspells or bounce spells, allowing them to deal with threats at a later time
What makes it great, however, is that escape ability, which lets you cast it directly from the graveyard so long as you can find eight other cards to discard