To see some early Magic attempts at tug-of-war, look at cards like Flailing Soldier, Chaos Lord, Wild Dogs, Wild Mammoth, and Drooling Ogre
The card draw is icing on the cake, and this Massacre Girl is 1-mana cheaper than the original with the same 4/4 body
I fully acknowledge that the Commander community has grown such that there are huge amounts of people who enjoy facets of the format that might not be my cup of tea
They look great and, like the unown subset in Unseen, they are a welcome surprise when you open boosters, like an extra treat that doesnt take holo slots but still feels very special (more so than reverses imo.) 9 Likes stagecoach June 21, 2022, 1:05am 30 On the topic of cards reprinted as holos, I always forget the cracked ice Pikachu from XY Evolutions exists
Dark Magicians were a Rouge deck for a while when Magician Navigation was released but shot up to top tier status with the release of Dark Magical Circle