Niko, Light of Hope Niko, Light of Hope is a 2/3 human wizard that already makes two Shards, which are upgraded enchantment Clue tokens
Most playing cards are approximately 0.2 mm thick
It's not a particularly strong effect, and other cards do what it does but better, but there's a novelty in Guardian Beast
Whats the point of drawing all those cards if you have to discard them to hand size
This artwork from MTG 2014 is a particularly badass one showing how this effect works in a more stylized manner, and I love it
This theme works on three levels: Payoffs (i.e., Judge Magister Gabranth, Al Bhed Salvagers) Sacrifice outlets (i.e., Phantom Train, Namazu Trader, Ahriman) Fodder (Hecteyes, job select equipment, Rufus Shinras poor disposable dog) A good WB deck has a healthy mix of all three, plus lots of strong removal spells like White Auracite and Sephiroth's Intervention