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This gives them a lot of versatility and stops them from being dead draws against decks where their specific defensive ability isnt relevant
Rounding out green, we have two transform cards that can share abilities and buffs with the team
You can get around this with the likes of Borne Upon a Wind and a bunch of combat phase spells, but its still an extra step
Whether it resolves or is countered, or in more corner cases gets bounced off the stack with a Reprieve, or some other way, in all cases the spell goes to exile rather than any other game zone
Buyouts and price spikes are accelerating, especially for Reserved List cards, so hopefully understanding the anatomy of a price spike will be helpful moving forward