Whenever it attacks, it turns a creature into a copy of it, or can turn a land into an Island to make sure you can always attack without worrying about it being blocked thanks to Islandwalk
Valor's Reach Valor's Reach is such an odd card, which is why it rounds out the honorable mentions here
Putting into play and casting without paying its mana cost are different things even though they seem very similar
This was the first set to feature legendary creatures (which were simply dubbed Legends at this point, with no other creature types) and also marked the debut of 15-card booster packs in boxes
These cards allow players to invest mana to reach new "levels" of enchantment power, albeit using a cleaner, Saga-style frame and starting at level 1 instead of 0
That is the "playmat premium" you find on ticket prices, and frankly why you do not see many of them for sale "in the wild" right now: for most of the player base it simply makes sense to get as many non-foil promos as possible and sell them quickly at or below market value without having to put all your eggs into the playmat basket
