I'm sure they talked about making the creature have a mana cost of 2C to match the original Battlemages, but they felt that being a 2/2 with two off-color abilities captured enough of the feel of a Battlemage and the cheaper mana value made it play better
This does at least add weight to the racers, but it does also lead to some situations where youre missing creatures to crew the vehicles, given that they are so common through the set
Bringing back the foil loophole and increasing the supply of Reserved List cards through Masters sets, Secret Lairs , and other "premium" supplemental products would be a win for both Wizards and players and likely not as bad for collectors as some would like you to believe
The warp ability snipes off Rhys the Redeemed or Esper Sentinel while axing the opponent for 4, and it comes back to do that again later, bringing cast-from-exile synergies with it
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He proceeded to play with a deck made up almost solely of cards that are 20+ years old and worth $100-$500 a card