Most opponents will have at least one ability-laden creature that you'd be happy turning into a rock, and you even get that creature's enter-the-battlefield trigger as well
#16: 1st Edition Neo Genesis Lugia Image Source: Elite Fourum Beckett Pristine 10 Lack Beckett's grading standards reveal an extreme lack: just 3 of 762 Neo Genesis 1st Edition Lugia submissions earned Pristine 10 grades, representing a .04% ratio with no Black Labels awarded
Additionally, it has the capability to tap alongside an untapped creature you control to add one mana of any color
Because it digs more, recurs an instant/sorcery, and can untap your own stuff, I prefer this card over the normal Cryptic Command
What card in the Mirrodin series allows you not to lose the game and your opponent not to win the game
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