In particular, Innistrad introduced double-faced transforming cards to reflect its horror inspiration
If you draw this card in the mid- to late-game, it has cycling to give you a draw for a better card
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These alt-art versions were followed up in Fall 2021 with another 63 full-frame Japanese-language-only alt-art treatments, including Demonic Tutor, which may be my single favorite MTG card printing ever and I have to own it even though it costs over $100 and starting this newsletter may or may not have all been an excuse solely to acquire this card
There's a billion variations of this combo, but all of them involve a creature that produces at least one additional creature like Hunted Witness or Sengir Autocrat, sacrificing the creature to a repeatable (usually free) sacrifice outlet like Ashnod's Altar, getting the creature back into play with stuff like Nim Deathmantle or Decaying Soil, and finally a card that turns these infinite death triggers into a win like Blood Artist
