On the flip side, Emeria, Shattered Skyclave is just a land that taps for white mana, making it a flexible inclusion in white-heavy decks that want power and consistency in one card slot
While the thought of being able to protect yourself from damage from a source for zero mana is very attractive, four mana is a lot to ask
The original Counterspell was already a good card, but Mana Drain managed to be better, and that, combined with its sheer rarity, gives it a price tag of $362.22
In the early days (before use of these cards were limited), some players who had them would skip running land cards completely and simply kick four Mox cards into gear
Phyrexians are part machine, after all, and their language includes elements where native speakers are obliged to slap their specialized metallic mouth parts together for emphasis