For example, A Legendary Ocean in addition to giving Water monsters an additional 200 attack and defense reduces the level of all Water Monsters in the hand and on the field by one, making it possible to Normal Summon Level 5 Water Monsters without tributing and easier to Synchro and XYZ summon some cards
Notice that all of these cards are typically even trades (ex: I play Elderfang Disciple, going down 1 card, everyone else goes down 1 card.) These aren't great on their own since it costs you mana to do so, and, in the case of discard and sacrifice, the opponent gets to choose an asset that they are least upset to get rid of, making them actually below-even trades
Do you think its fair in 2024
Weve seen that quite a bit in recent sets where these illustration rare cards suddenly shoot up in value as people realize how desirable they are
If another effect causes one of the returned permanents to become a creature and sets its base power and toughness as it does so, that creature will have that power and toughness
You need to sink 3 mana to get two lands, 7 to get three thats just inefficient
