owen grady mtg commander deck Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor I pulled so many dinosaur cards from Lost Caverns of Ixalan that I was like, I need to make a Dinosaur deck. And I Blue, Loyal Raptor | Jurassic

Having large numbers also makes anthem effects (permanent abilities that boost the power and toughness of all creatures under your control) and one-time power boosts disproportionately powerful

Force people to play with the Dark, FE and 4th/Revised by creating Type 2 (known today as Standard)

After that, the starter decks changed to tournament packs. Tournament Packs These packs contain a huge number of MTG cards from the same set: 75 cards

And its not like blue has any way to gain additional card incomeright

Magic: The Gathering's Power 9 Explained Weve referred to the Power 9 in this list a few times, so heres every entry, and their effects