The team explored using suspend early on, but it was wordy, and having the card be an enchantment until the time counters ran out was much more flavorful
I can make my land drops early if I need to, and if I draw Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis late, its just a 6-mana spell that creates a 7/7 token plus my land drop for the turn
Considering members start out with only 1,000 points, catching this one was no small feat
Naturally, this sneaky tactic didnt sit well with the games balance team, so it didnt take long for this card to join the Expanded format ban list
Its the Dragon Frontiers set that this highly sought after, and very valuable, Delta Species Charizard is from
Magic: The Gathering is a trading card game actually the worlds first trading card game that was originally released in 1993