Few other cards in the games history can so handily shut down an opponents play while also handing you ammo for your next cast
You can claim the immediate benefit of a power boost, but unless you tread carefully and perfectly thread the needle of power for the foreseeable future of the game, you are setting yourself up for the disappointment (and the associated financial letdown) of a huge course correction in the future
If you do, untap all attacking creatures and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase
On the low end, you automatically trigger spectacle, kill off a token, ping a larger creature for one point of damage, or even hit the player for that last point of damage
Frequently the chump blocker breaks
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