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I think the Saga creature execution is so brilliant

Low mana cost and double equipment triggers make Cloud very close to Stoneforge Mystic, but with some striking new anime art from Kazto Furuya

When played, this card forces each opponent to put the top card of their deck into their Inkwell

Translated to MTG, and it can be relatively chumped somewhat safely, but it will never die in battle that way, at least not on its owner's turn

When designers who didn't know the reference asked about him, I just said, "Trust me, he's great." Later when working on reprints, I also wanted to reference the Wondrous Tails weekly missions, and Tome of Legends felt like the perfect flavor fit by adding counters to your book and granting you rewards for doing so