On the other hand, it was extremely underpowered, and the relatively even white/black mana split didnt work very well
Getting The Glimmers [characters] to look right and trying to keep them on-model is a challenge, and youve got to take these characters and put them in completely different poses
Flying Crane Technique is pretty much mandatory, too
As a result, the passive ones take more work to successfully pull off
Current is an important word to use since Mythic Rare cards are, in terms of MTGs long history, a relatively new thing
It is restrictive enough that I do think it falls a bit short of premium Theres enough +1/+1 counter stuff in White for this to be an excellent card, especially because at worst youre getting a two mana 2/2 with Vigilance A 4-mana with Vigilance would usually make the cut, and Elesh Norn of course brings a lot more than that to the table