Elusive Otter likely isnt going to make too many waves in highlander formats, but there are many other applications for this cheap, tricky little creature
Sultai strategies are often based around the graveyard since all three colours are strong in graveyard interactions, with abilities dedicated to both putting cards in, and getting them back out
Tergrid is almost turned to tell us to hurry up
I'll probably even laugh when in some future year you're playing your Friends deck and you flash in "Chandler Bing, Witty Apartment Mate" and you happily quip "Could a surprise blocker BE any less convenient for you right now???" (RIP Matthew Perry, by the way - taken too soon!) Looking back at 2023 it was a really interesting year with a lot of really interesting cards added to our format
He will likely be an auto-include in Heliod decks
Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy is the second significant entry into what Wizards of the Coast has called Universes Beyond, the catch-all terminology the developer uses to describe its crossovers with non- Magic franchises
