It's meant to evoke an insect's veiny wings, but combining the two features together here, particularly with the rather cool detailing on the Hornet Cobra's face, makes this creature look quite interesting
When paired with new Secrets of Strixhaven commanders like Rootha, who turns every big spell into a token-generating machine, Magnus effectively makes your entire deck cost next to nothing
Creatures you begin to control later in the turn and permanents you control that become creatures later in the turn won't get +1/+1 or +2/+2
With the Bolas horns in the background, its hard not to see this as a nod to Cruel Ultimatum
But acting on instinct would only lead to poor choicesas a collector of Old School cards, the FOMO can be difficult to resist
Brawl Not Legal Vintage Legal Timeless Not Legal Commander Legal Pauper Not Legal Oathbreaker Legal Penny Not Legal Echoing Boon Conspiracy Hidden agenda (Start the game with this conspiracy face down in the command zone and secretly choose a card name
