Its drawback may look like its very punishing and can allow the opponent to surprise you via a mid-combat spell, but I never really saw that scenario play out since its damage prevention ability is a a conditional static ability so as long as its on when damage is dealt, it wont be prevented. (Thank you, @fenaris!) It usually plays out somewhat like a colorless Ashenmoor Gouger / Chimeric Idol where you typically dont bother trying to block with it (why am I blocking with my aggro guys anyway?) and, if need be, you cast a spell pre-combat to activate it (typically I used a large coin, like a quarter, to denote whether it was on or off)
It's better than the Secret Lair drop with the line drawings
What do you think about this set
The more desirable Masterpiece cards such as Sol Ring and Mana Crypt will always hold a significant premium over the less desirable ones
Anyways, Urza took it to the next level by asking himself what was missing and coming to the brilliant realization that the ideal hot tub requires three things: An elf from a metal plane who will soon be perfected by the glorious nation of Phyrexia A woman who is confused as to who she is as during her life she progress from regular ol human to Phage the Untouchable toKarona to planeswalker, then to dead as she starts the Great Mending A creature from the absolutely-removed-from-the-freaking-game zone The most important ingredient of all a decapitated head
Based on the latest market prices tracked on TCG Stacked, The Fire Crystal is worth about $10.12 USD for a regular copy and $11.35 USD for a foil copy