Flavor text has been around since Alpha , introducing us to characters, describing the action being taken in the context of the game's universe, and occasionally utilizing poems or other real-world flavor text to bring the fictional world of Magic closer to ours
Without a doubt, it stems from my love of alternative win conditions
R&D has always had fond memories of the card and decided to put it into the one color that actually deals direct damage to attackers (specifically), white
In a similar vein, the 5-mana Saurons are limited by color and by their conditionally triggered abilities
They pass after playing Underground Sea, I draw Preordain and pass after playing Polluted Delta
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