Its a bit misleading that the flavor of the mechanic is building an unstoppable army, but the best way to use it is making tiny armies and sacrificing them for value
As a card, Vaan, Street Thief doesnt seem terrible, but it requires too much support that we just cant provide in a Limited environment
With Karn, the Great Creator or Stony Silence, Clues are just silly, harmless tokens that can't be activated
Might be worth saving your bottle caps, but maybe you'll get lucky and find one
This can get white out of situations it normally needs specific sideboard cards for, while still being main-deckable as two-mana removal against random attackers
People wanted this version specifically and they made it a bonus card. They understood what everyone wanted the counterspell to look like but decided theyre going to make it a GAMBLE if you get it, notes u/Apprehensive_Debate3 in one of the most upvoted comments My god, and you know this thing is gonna be like 10 times the price of the normal one. They don't want to lose reprint equity by putting a $30 print in a $30 lair, but they want to turn the drops into a lottery to create future FOMO a la Fallout Mana Vault or Miku Snapcaster Mage, says u/easchner
