All jokes aside, this thing is a solid pickup for monowhite, combining Reconnaissance with card draw, token production, and an alternate win condition
Slight miscuts, crimps, and ink smears are usually fine once the card is in a sleeve because judges care mostly about whether the card can be identified and whether it stands out when face-down in a deck
Even in Standard, I can see Mirror Room finding a home using various blue strategies
Some of these clump together in natural pairs: instants and sorceries both represent a spell being cast and only differ on one mechanical aspect, while artifacts and enchantments are almost mechanically identical and are only separated by flavor and color interactions
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Card Name The Balrog, Durin's Bane Mana Cost Type Legendary Creature Avatar Demon Rarity Rare rules Text This spell costs less to cast for each permanent sacrificed this turn.HasteThe Balrog can't be blocked except by legendary creatures.When The Balrog dies, destroy target artifact or creature an opponent controls