What changed in 2026 is the altitude: the anniversary rally hit this rarity harder than any other corner of vintage, and the record book has been rewritten almost monthly
However, that flexibility in casting comes with a lack of flexibility in payoff, with Saruman allowing us to amass Orcs equal to the Spell's mana value
Theres always a plane card in play that represents the plane on which the battle takes place
There is a truly 'free' way to play the game for those who have the time, patience, and skill to beat other players and slowly accrue in-game resources
You probably dont want any more lands by then, but dropping 11 mana can create nine lands, three of which can be Field of the Dead in the formats that allow it
It seems that, rather than picking just one version, WoTC decided to capture Cid's meta-role across the entire franchise through its unique fifteen-variant artworks (representing the Cid of each main number FF game), plus the "any number of cards named Cid" clause - the first time these two design elements have been combined in MTG
