Of course, it wasnt all big spells, big upkeep, and big creatures with blue
Take this unique shell from ChelliD, who went 4-1 in a Standard Champs Qualifier with four copies of Golgari Guildgate: Creatures (4) Planeswalkers (14) Lands (25) Spells (17) 2 Thoughtseize 3 Abrupt Decay 1 Ultimate Price 2 Devour Flesh 2 Far 3 Hero's Downfall 2 Dissolve 2 Bile Blight Sideboard Its hard to measure precisely how much better this deck would be with such a simple upgrade, but I imagine it would be substantial
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Even in a depowered deck, you can find Salt Marsh, Jwar Isle Refuge, Frost Marsh, and Secluded Glen to make the other colors in a deck built around The Mimeoplasm or something
[13] Cards with particularly high rarity quickly resold for hundreds of dollars prior to the game's initial release, [14] while the promotional cards from the 2022 D23 Expo resold for prices between $1,000 and $3,000
