Jacinthe #122 is even more gorgeous in person, with an almost shine that makes it stand out in my collection, while Talonflame #91 's artwork sees the fire-type soar above a town, an unexpected standout among my newly-added cards
Five-Color Manabase Its quite easy to support a five-color activation in a mono-color deck even outside of green, starting with the obvious inclusions like Command Tower and Path of Ancestry
This is relevant for other mechanics that care specifically about mana costs, like devotion
Life is just another resource here
This is where youre given the ability to accelerate your mana, but only to help you keep up with the players that are furthest ahead
Monoblue decks ditched Jayemdae Tome completely once this bad boy came around, and started moving towards Man-o'-War and Boomerang-style board control to set up enough time for the Ophidian to give them a hand full of cards