In formats with prevalent disruption (counterspells, hand attack, removal for combo creatures), keeping a hand with a combo piece and a way to protect it is significantly better than keeping a hand that assembles the combo but folds to a single removal spell
Also note that this is a Faerie and pairs nicely with Spellstutter Sprite and will make for some interesting plays in Dimir Faeries for sure
Unfortunately, far too many of those articles suggest using desiccant to "keep the cards dry and prevent curling." It's a noble attempt to solve the curling issue, but it brings an underlying assumption that the default state of the cardboard side of foiled cards is "dry." In reality, it seems the average moisture level of the cardboard is around 6065% when printed
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When sacrificing cards for cost, you want to primarily use Rat tokens as these are easy to get back
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