Its about function, flair, and making your card games look as epic as they play
A mono-black 4/4 with flying and infect, Skithiryx can make itself even more terrifying when its controller pays additional mana
Hydrapple - 018/182 #18Rare $0.17 Misty's Magikarp #48Common $0.14 Yanma - 002/182 #2Common $0.06 Arcanine #28Uncommon $0.12 Misty's Lapras #50Common $0.18 Cynthia's Roselia #7Common $0.19 Ponyta #29Common $0.12 Dipplin #17Common $0.08 Team Rocket's Moltres ex #31Double Rare $0.71 Misty's Starmie #47Uncommon $0.15 Cynthia's Roserade #8Rare $0.21 Cynthia's Roserade #10Common $0.08 Cynthia's Roserade #5Rare $0.15 Cynthia's Roserade - 065/063 #65Art Rare $7.65 Cynthia's Roserade - 184/182 #184Illustration Rare $14.60 Roserade #13Holo Rare $18.43 Roserade #17Holo Rare $5.64 Roserade #23Rare $1.17
If you do, choose a player or planeswalker that opponent is attacking
Well, this cost reduction means you can cast a ton of cheap creatures for 2/2s, and all the aristocratic benefits that come from creatures dying
If you do yourself and average of 0.33 damage a turn and your average game takes 6 turns you can assume your life total is closer to 18 than 20 in reality