I took part in the prerelease event and played a few matches, forming my deck around a lucky Jumbo Cactuar pull, and that kicked off the itch to play more
With the right setup of cheap artifacts already on the board, Machinists Arsenal can drop a massive creature on round five or earlier
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Even if you're just creating a couple of Moogles, doing this on an opponents turn and then laying out some very favorable blocks sounds absurd
Another way to get a little extra ramp in mono black, Scrounge for Eternity is pretty efficiently costed if your curve remains lower like in a Clerics deck, for instance
It wasn't an interesting minigame or a card people were eager to play, even though it could be strong