In my eyes, this explosion in popularity within the community came from the release of Shards of Alara and the heavy influx of shard colored legends, many of which were also well suited for themed decks and underexplored archetypes
As it attacks, before defense is chosen, you get mana of any combo of colors equal to the power of attacking foes
I was also recently made aware that there were still non-official Expanded tournaments being held in the United States, one of which, the Firehouse Tabletop & Games Masters League, got more than 200 players this December
Remorseful Cleric Remorseful Cleric works well with decks that benefit from a small creature dying
It's similar to another card, Shock, that has this same ability
Card number 056/159 places it within that standard list