However, we can trace its approximate origins back to this card: To my knowledge, Core Set 2015 's Goblin KaboomistGoblin Kaboomist is the first card to create expendable, noncreature artifact tokens with a minimal effect on the game (this is the part where commenters slay me with an obscure card from Homelands )
Should we change the mechanic's name
Q: How long ago did these conversations start
Plus, apart from being tribal Wizards, Mairsil, the Pretender is a great build-around-me commander that can go a bunch of different directions, and Kess, Dissident Mage opens the door for a sweet Grixis spellslinger build
With the added bonus of Flying, Vigilance and a toughness of five, Ixhel is as good a blocker as she is an evasive attacker
Usually Ive seen this card in the 99 of Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder