3 | Seifer, Balamb Rival Mana Value: 2BR Type: Legendary Creature Human Mercenary Rarity: Rare Card Text: First Strike
Sometimes they can pay mana or another cost to stop you from getting your effect, other times theyll just need to accept your gain as a cost of doing business
While the stat boost is solid, its this second effect that makes Sword of Feast and Famine a valued equipment card, as getting double the mana per turn cycle makes for incredibly powerful plays whether youre trying to establish board control or building up your combo pieces
The ability to return one of your generous gifts to your battlefield is all over a blink decks cards, so timing is very important in this matchup to avoid getting tripped up
Eventually I came to realise that Magic is fine how it is and needs no fundamental changing of the rules or a redesigning altogether to make it a better game
Much like [[Day of Black Sun]], this card represents a major story moment in the series