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Xorn Another efficient, straightforward card, Xorn adds a Treasure on top of whatever Treasures you create

Often this consists of simple reprints and reskins of existing Magic cards, but Final Fantasy marked a turning point because it was a totally new set that was entirely legal to play in Standard

In this computation, we chose 2 of the 4 available queens, and one of the other 48 cards to make up the hand

It won't be long before the additional foil printings of Reserved List cards start climbing in price

Mechanically, a traditional "split" card, like this one (which was played by Pro Tour Champion Kai Budde in the greatest Pro Tour Top 8 of all time) is practically / thematically very similar to both cycling cards like Go for Blood and many Modal Double-Faced Cards