Despite its higher life cost, it's useful for refilling your hand at the cost of 1 black and 3 colorless
Other examples of cards that usually warrant grading include: Power Nine cards, generally valuable Reserved List cards, and low-print collectibles like the red neon ink Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty or serialized cards from many recent sets
I was just thinking that we might value the third point of toughness more than the haste of Geier Reach Bandit
How We Chose These Cards Every card on this list meets at least two of the following three criteria: It appears in a significant percentage of Commander decks of its colour (based on EDHrec data) Its market price makes it inaccessible for most casual players It has a meaningful impact on gameplay not just a nice-to-have, but a genuine upgrade We have also included cards from Legacy and Vintage for players looking to explore those formats without the full financial commitment
Not as tasty as I'm used to, rather stale, but it has the same effect." Baron Sengir Number 204 Language English Legal Formats Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage Not Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Competitive Brawl, Historic, Pauper, Standard, Timeless Rulings (8/15/2010) Paying the activation cost of Elixir of Immortality's ability doesn't cause it to leave the battlefield
