The other parts you need are simply a zero-cost sacrifice outlet and some effect that can place a +1/+1 counter on creatures as they enter the battlefield: Grumgully, Path of Discovery, Juniper Order Ranger, or Rhythm of the Wild for example
This allows Bodyguard to be effective immediately You cant exert a still-drying character as a cost for an effect when the cost has the symbol
Standard size Feels like a real card Original, human-drawn art Pair with Prismatic Defender Holographic Card Sleeves or Perfect Fits for an extra-unique look
Luckily, to answer some of the fan questions, Wizards of the Coast has previewed some of the crystal cards that will be on offer in the title
While they were in the set as individual cards at vision design handoff, hearing so much support for them ensured their place in the set and inspired me to put them on the same card since they were so often talked about together
It scratches that nostalgia itch while remaining a brutally efficient win condition