lotr mtg card kingdom Mountain | The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth | Modern non returnable) Sauron, Lord of the Rings

Giving your artifact creatures flying/lifelink can be strong, but you have to be built for proliferation effects, artifacts, and payoffs for the actual counters from proliferating

Rhystic Study's triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger

The ping trigger is only 1 damage which ain't much when you're starting at 40 life, but it's quickly going to add up and I'd imagine Cindervines can regularly pump out 20+ damage in the span of a game

Its mere existence meant we could make cards that cared about that permanent being on the battlefield

Collector Boosters gather all the coolest cards and foil treatments in one place

While youd think the energy of these rapidly zooming counters would be inspired by Blitzball, an interview with Senior Game Designer, Daniel Holt reveals that its actually derived from the aesthetic of the Sphere Grid levelling system