This is widely considered the very worst creature in all of Magic, and its not hard to see why
[115] Wizards, which had regained the license from Harper Prism and Armada (an imprint of Acclaim Entertainment) to write novels for Magic: The Gathering , still worked to integrate the novel writing staff with the game designers so that there was some cohesion between the game and books, but did not seek to make this a key priority as the Weatherlight goal had been
Often Play: Malakir Rebirth, Zof Consumption
The sleeves wont slide or stick when stacked, and their durable texture holds up flawlessly even during large-deck shuffles
The apparent downside is the two life you have to pay, and it being a dead card when you draw it in the late game
A handful of commons are worth real money, simply because players need four copies for their decks