Let me break down the considerations for different types of collectors
Like I say, getting to 2/3 is more than enough to make this card amazing - any more is just gravy
Many Final Fantasy heroes and villains got this style of art treatment in the set, with a solid color background and the Roman numeral of the game theyre from positioned right behind the character
In looking at the price pattern of Mana Crypt, we can see that the real floor on this cards base printing (focusing on This price floor is important because, as I mentioned before, Mana Crypt is functionally banned from Magic now, and unlike fellow Vintage all-stars like Speculation As with any rapid and emotional shakeup, theres also been a significant amount of speculation in the markets, something best demonstrated with the younger cards among the bans, such as First, establishing a floor
Green is great at getting up to big mana, and having an 11-mana Craterhoof Behemoth in the command zone is a huge advantage for any creature deck
Only hitting mono-colored permanents is a restriction, but one you can overlook when you spend 2 mana to remove nearly anything at instant speed
