mtg cards like surgical extraction Choose target card in a graveyard other than a basic land card Surgical Extraction (Borderless Alternate Art)

Toph, Greatest Earthbender (TLE) $18 Toph, Greatest Earthbender has built-in commander tax-matters for a strong amount of earthbending

Theyve been around ever since Alpha with Lord of the Pit

Ive covered this topic before, though I admit that I had some blindspots that skewed my analysisfor example the existence of Doubling Season and just how degenerate Tezzeret the Seeker could be

Value-wise, there are several ways these kinds of type changes can benefit a player

One of the reasons this card was banned was that the synergies with Manifold Mouse were too strong: They allow you to target your Heartfire Hero for free to trigger valiant and give it a +1/+1 counter, while you also give the Hero double strike for a turn