The truth is that we cant blame other tier-lists that have this Ancient pokemon at number 1
Its already been a fixture of Modern for years, thanks to Tron
You can also use this card to pay for any effect that would make you discard it or sacrifice it, returning it back to your hand when you get the chance
Clearly, a cousin of Mana Vault, when you need a power boost right now (rather than steadily building it with ramp cards), Dark Ritual is the spell for the job
Paradox Engine First Printed: 2017-JAN Banned: 2019-JUL Paradox Engine can be played in any deck, and creates large amounts of mana at little-to-no deckbuilding cost
A way to recognize that the downside is minimal is that if Ugins Conjurant is ever on the battlefield with fewer counters than it started with, Ugins Conjurant traded for more than one card and is hence card advantage