Its designed for you to cast on your own side of the battlefield, but ironically its a card an opponent would love to actually cast themselves on your creatures
In an ideal scenario, you're able to start your engine and immediately reach speed two by attacking a player
Two other competitions were held later in 1998: Mewtwo's Counterattack Commemoration Illust Artist Contest , announced in May 1998, and Pikachu's Summer Vacation Commemoration Illust Artist Contest , announced in June 1998
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The rules text specifically says, "When a balanced card falls or touches another balanced card, sacrifice Phyrexian Librarian." What happens to the balanced cards after the Phyrexian Librarian leaves play
It plays well with dorks that have pseudo-etb abilities but not really, like our Order of Midnight above
