(2/9/2017) If the card has in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost
Out of print pricing trending up estimated Set landscapeWhere this card sits in Generations fewermore cards Common 8 6 12 2 28 Uncommon 5 10 9 1 25 Rare 3 6 2 11 Ultra Rare 1 3 7 1 12 Holo Rare 4 3 7 Rare Ultra 1 1 2 all 5 21 27 18 13 0 1 85 0.5 1 5 15 50 150 150+ Columns = resale price up to $X (log) shade = cards in cell (log) right & bottom = totals white ring = this card VariantsCard variants Holofoil 18/83 $30.50 the only variant this card was printed in (no reverse holo or special pattern), so a master set needs just this one copy
However a few do have "practical" uses - here are some examples: The particular card you reference, Garruk the Slayer, was created for the Magic 2015 prerelease and is used in a variant where one player plays normally and the other plays as Garruk
cards from their field to their DON
Its a Mind Control effect with a nice little bonus it stops the creature attacking and blocking, but not from crewing
During Game 3 I played conservatively (or so I thought) by only putting 5 Energy in play so his Starmie would come up short at 250 damage