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This is accomplished by paying an alternate cost, usually in ink, for less than it would cost to play the card normally

Toby, Beastie Befriender I guess Blade Splicer makes 4/4 creature tokens now

Reckless Stormseeker Reckless Stormseeker is a fun, haste enabling 3 mana creature who is also a werewolf, for all those rushing to build a werewolf deck with Tovolar, Dire Overlord

The biggest disadvantage to this card is its color identity

Rush a Kakamora Boarding Party into a challenge, then play Bobby Purple Pigeon exerted, and youve met the conditions for the extra 2 lore for Cri-Kee

We have annotated this guide to show you not just why these cards win games, but the manufacturing secrets (like card stock and scarcity) that make them valuable assets