As of writing, TCGPlayer currently shows Gev as $101.70
If you are a collector you buy a lot of packs that are about 4$ each and if you are a competitive player you are paying hundreds of dollars just to be able to build the deck you want to play for the current meta, just so you spent a similar amount as soon as the next expansion comes out to stay relevant in the meta
5 Plaguecrafter Another of black's big mechanics is forcing your opponents to sacrifice their own creatures
They are usually themed, such as The Brothers' War containing only artifacts, or Wilds of Eldraine's bonus sheet only having enchantments
These can be useful in casual flicker and aristocrat decks
While it's a nasty lockout when combined with Drannith Magistrate, which prevents casting spells from anywhere other than your hand, in this deck it's a key setup piece for our wincon