It had an activated ability that designers strongly felt needed to have colored mana in it for balance, but it was a cheap activation, so they only wanted one colored mana pip
Then the recently printed Offering costs two too, also sacrifices both, and this time leaves you a Map token to either draw the top land of your library for a three for one, or give a dork a +1/+1 counter
Some of the best games of Pokmon Ive played (not just in Expanded, but in general) were Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX vs Regidrago VSTAR in the Silver Tempest Expanded format
Just because you cast Shock on your opponents creature when he was at 2 life doesnt mean you automatically loseit just means youll have to find another opening to push through those final points
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Saprolings you control get +2/+2 as long as you have the city's blessing