charizard pokemon card 4 102 Is a $180 worth it in this condition? Captured in a crystal Charizard Base Set 4/102 Holo

It's a nice follow-up to Yahenni's Expertise or Blasphemous Edict, which make it easy to drop Wreck Hunter into play post board wipe

But Kaervek's Torch was the first spell to pack what would become the formula for the unnamed, lets call it proto-ward mechanic for years to follow: Spells that target it cost more to cast. This effect was introduced on a permanent in Planechase 2012 with Elderwood Scion, and the costing--more-to-cast formula generally appeared on one card per set (with plenty of exceptions) starting with Dragons of Tarkir s Icefall Regent

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Forced discard helps to make your opponents get rid of their best creatures, especially in situations where they're forced to discard their whole hand