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A Languish that gives the monarch is maybe slightly overcosted at six and could have happily been five but I think its absolutely fine at six mana, anyway

Take a look at Up the Beanstalk from the last Standard set and how thats impacted multiple formats, for example

Meanwhile, the Standard Edition of the MTG Final Fantasy Commander decks have an equally exorbitant preorder price of $69.99

Youre packing ten 2-mana or cheaper mana sources to get out of the gate fast

So if you have ways to sacrifice creatures for value something that Grixis (blue/black/red) has plenty of ways to do you can get even more value out of them

Since 1st Edition Ivy Pikachu would someday originate from 1st Edition Jungle packs, it seems likely that it was originally intended for this type of release