Price Range: The Price Charting lists the value of an Alpha set Mind Twist at $2,000
The legendary is a six-drop Vampire flyer and it gives all Black dorks +1/+1 (even your foes) and non-Black dorks -1/-1, so that's pretty compelling in a Black brew but it pumps around 20% of your foe's things and it's better in two color decks with multicolor stuff that includes Black
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You had to find a way to buff damage high enough to kill in two to three hits (Blackblade Reforged was a huge pickup back in the day!), you had to find Protection and Haste for your Commander as it was definitely going to be removed 3 or more times in a game, and you had to do this with comparatively limited access to card draw and ramp, at least compared to today, and at least if you werent playing Rafiq or someone else with green and blue
Bant Control where this can replace the Sage as a beefier body that can also be more powerful over time
9 Sol Ring Limited Edition Alpha - $549.99 You cant ignore the power and influence behind Sol Ring
