Proxies are a great way to combat the increasing prices of Magic cards, though its a pretty contentious topic depending on who you ask
Its not until recently that 8-Rack has had enough eyes on it to tune it into a competitive deck
(2011-01-22) "Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack." (2021-03-19) You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type
It's the best escalate spell for Commander specifically, allowing you to tap a couple creatures for a sweeping +1/+1 counter effect and some removal options that includes one of the best enchantment removals in white
Even if Takenuma was a relatively bad mill spell, the fact you can play the first copy over a basic Swamp at almost no penalty to your manabase would get it into tons of lists
The event, taking place in North American and Canadian game stores between May 17 and 19, is set up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons
