A cards high price refers to the maximum amount someone has historically paid for the card
More importantly, giving -1/-1 to the creatures until end of turn instead of one damage will make combat easier on your side against creatures that have more than one toughness
One Theme, Three Techs: +1/+1 Counters Felisa, Fang of Silverquill by Sara Winters As we all know, the color pie is used to divide the colors and make them feel unique, but the nature of draft environments naturally lends itself towards mechanics being spread further and further over time
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Even if you dont hit the reanimation threshold, a free Raise Dead attached to an over-statted creature looks pretty decent
Someone making a big deal out of slamming down his first pick is more likely to try to force it than the kid agonizing over it