It doesn't explore when it enters the battlefield but has a cost you can pay, allowing it to be used multiple times
its power lies in what it represents rather than what it does on the fielda tangible reward for mastering the game at its highest level
Current EN pricing (mid-July 2026) puts Akainu around $1,150-1,300 on TCGPlayer, with Kizaru and Aokiji MR versions in the same roughly $1,000-1,400 range, well above where they sat right after EN launch in June
Its enabled by artifacts, and its a huge payoff for playing artifacts later on, and the turns when you play an artifact land and attack with your 8/8 unblockable creature are very strong
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Sundial of the Infinites activated ability skips straight to the cleanup step, exiling whatevers on the stack, removing all creatures from combat, and otherwise disrupting normal gameplay
