A few instant-speed spells later, wed have more life than we knew what to do with and a finger resting on the metaphorical destroy target player button
Each player loses life, dorks, and cards just like Pox
I think it's far more accurate to say that Magic is a litmus test for poker
Log in RULINGS 2016-09-20 If an artifact spell has in its mana cost, choose the value for X first, and then reduce the cost by
Baggins!" This immediately set off a frenzy of speculation among Magic players, who wondered if Wizards was preparing to announce a new LOTR set
So you not only have to either cast, or hope for an opponent to cast, multiple spells in the turn, you also have to have five mana available to cast Spellslinger, plus whatever it costs to cast another spell, which is hopefully a really good one