Blessed Alliance is cute with Ojutai and can occasionally blow people out with other generic dorks
My line of thought back then was its better to have a card in hand I want to cast, than have a creature or land Im not currently using, and while weve seen similar effects printed since then, most of those will be two mana or more (outside of Village Rites)
Brand: Magic The Gathering Item Type: Single Card Company: Wizards of the Coast Release Date: June 2011 Series: Commander UPC: Stock #: 201599 Our Guarantees to You, Our Valued Customer
When Final Fantasy dropped in June, we knew Vivi would be popular, but I dont think anyone predicted the sheer dominance of the Izzet Cauldron deck
Its why you only care about the burst mana from Grim Monoloth or Mana Vault
Just like Phyrexian Arena, this card first released in 2005 and is literally nineteen years old