When it doesn't work, i.e
Its still fluctuating regularly, but its ahead by a long shot
Deveney says they wanted to stick close to what fans would expect from its pixel art sprites and limited concept art while also expanding upon them, and hopes that the character designs should feel like how you remember them, despite being a hybridization of many different references and new ideas. To help accomplish that, WOTC even consulted directly with the Final Fantasy 6 team as they updated these character to the standards needed for Magic art
Mono-color decks are viable, but hybrid mana opens more explosive combos
We did this kind of thing a handful of times in the set, and it really makes the worlds seem even bigger and more expansive
The value of X is calculated only once, as Siegfried's last ability resolves