Once you have nine or more creatures, he provides a massive buff that can end the game instantly
Foxglove 1 Psychosis CrawlerPsychosis Crawler 1 Realm-Cloaked Giant // Cast OffRealm-Cloaked Giant // Cast Off 1 Selvala, Explorer ReturnedSelvala, Explorer Returned 1 Sphinx of EnlightenmentSphinx of Enlightenment 1 Spore FrogSpore Frog 1 Sunscorch RegentSunscorch Regent 1 TriskaidekaphileTriskaidekaphile 1 Twenty-Toed ToadTwenty-Toed Toad Instants (9) 1 An Offer You Can't RefuseAn Offer You Can't Refuse 1 Broken WingsBroken Wings 1 Generous GiftGenerous Gift 1 Illusionist's GambitIllusionist's Gambit 1 Long River's PullLong River's Pull 1 Peerless RecyclingPeerless Recycling 1 Perch ProtectionPerch Protection 1 Perplexing TestPerplexing Test 1 Swords to PlowsharesSwords to Plowshares Sorceries (8) 1 Approach of the Second SunApproach of the Second Sun 1 FarseekFarseek 1 Promise of LoyaltyPromise of Loyalty 1 Season of GatheringSeason of Gathering 1 Secret RendezvousSecret Rendezvous 1 Tempt with BunniesTempt with Bunnies 1 Tempt with DiscoveryTempt with Discovery 1 Wear DownWear Down Lands (36) 1 Adarkar WastesAdarkar Wastes 1 BrushlandBrushland 1 Canopy VistaCanopy Vista 1 Command TowerCommand Tower 1 Evolving WildsEvolving Wilds 1 Exotic OrchardExotic Orchard 1 Flooded GroveFlooded Grove 4 ForestForest 1 Glacial FortressGlacial Fortress 1 Hinterland HarborHinterland Harbor 4 IslandIsland 1 Overflowing BasinOverflowing Basin 4 PlainsPlains 1 Prairie StreamPrairie Stream 1 Razorverge ThicketRazorverge Thicket 1 Reliquary TowerReliquary Tower 1 Rogue's PassageRogue's Passage 1 Seachrome CoastSeachrome Coast 1 Seaside CitadelSeaside Citadel 1 Skycloud ExpanseSkycloud Expanse 1 Sungrass PrairieSungrass Prairie 1 Sunpetal GroveSunpetal Grove 1 Temple of EnlightenmentTemple of Enlightenment 1 Temple of MysteryTemple of Mystery 1 Temple of PlentyTemple of Plenty 1 Terramorphic ExpanseTerramorphic Expanse 1 Yavimaya CoastYavimaya Coast And a few more cards to consider: Laboratory ManiacLaboratory Maniac (this isnt expensive, but really works better in the non-budget version), RadstormRadstorm, Rhystic StudyRhystic Study The Wicked Hop Thats our Upgrade Guide for Peace Offering
Sets come out so rapidly nowadays that it's difficult to keep up
The Yotian Solider joke in the flavor text plays into the same joke but from the opposite end
Master of Death Someone realized they couldnt make a zombified Squee, Goblin Nabob, since Squees immortal and all, so they made Master of Death instead
Top-down cards are where we try to translate something into Magic mechanics as flavorfully as possible, without much regard for the rest of the set
