Now, the market assumes a chase card will exist, and the initial price reflects a speculative premium based on the memory of the last big score
Taking life piecemeal versus larger chunks also has the added bonus of many players not finding it a problem until the losses really start adding up
You can sacrifice him on your own turn to stop a Blue player from countering an important spell, or you can use it on an opponent's turn if, for example, you have a winning board state and know an opponent plans to board wipe, or you know they're going to try and combo off
This has made the archetype surprisingly powerful if youre willing to go all-out
Its time to die! The mind control on this saga is delayed by a turn, but chapters one and three are equally powerful, making this reasonable in Commander and putting it on the shortlist of best Limited rares of all time