That's why it's one of the most expensive casual-only sorceries in the game
WHEN LOCK CARDS BECOME BAND-AIDS And therein lies the systemic issue, which has led us down this path where oppressive lock cards are a necessary refuge for many players
MomMom comes down early and spends the rest of the game protecting your creatures, notably including itself in that bargain
Heres a breakdown of the prices of 10 Standard of the best decks right now for every deck I list its price in dollars (tabletop), tix (MTGO), and wildcards (MTGA): Selesnya Ouroboroid $648 [MTGO: 281 Tix][MTGA: 12 Mythic, 38 Rare, 7 Uncommon, 18 Common] Azorius Tempo $578 [MTGO: 244 Tix][MTGA: 5 Mythic, 53 Rare, 8 Uncommon, 9 Common] Selesnya Landfall $505 [MTGO: 253 Tix][MTGA: 4 Mythic, 42 Rare, 9 Uncommon, 20 Common] Green Landfall: $468 [MTGO: 159 Tix][MTGA: 4 Mythic, 35 Rare, 14 Uncommon, 22 Common] Izzet Lessons: $447 [MTGO: 166 Tix][MTGA: 4 Mythic, 29 Rare, 22 Uncommon, 20 Common] Dimir Excruciator $358 [MTGO: 186 Tix][MTGA: 11 Mythic, 31 Rare, 17 Uncommon, 16 Common] Izzet Prowess: $342 [MTGO: 105 Tix][MTGA: 3 Mythic, 27 Rare, 24 Uncommon, 21 Common] Boros Tokens $313 [MTGO: 35 Tix][MTGA: 3 Mythic, 32 Rare, 18 Uncommon, 22 Common] Jeskai Control: $285 [MTGO: 131 Tix][MTGA: 7 Mythic, 34 Rare, 20 Uncommon, 14 Common] Golgari Midrange $284 [MTGO: 41 Tix][MTGA: 13 Mythic, 42 Rare, 10 Uncommon, 10 Common] As you can see, the prices of these decks can vary a lot depending on whether you play in paper, on Magic Online, or Arena
There are some stipulations, however, but it's relatively easy to meet them
