I think I understand it. Once one becomes wrapped up in the significance of something, whether that significance is illusory or not is completely ignored. It happens with other things too, not just politics.
I'm not saying it's the only reason, or that it will continue for an extended period of time. I'm just saying that it is possible that people have gotten into the mindset of "artifacts are good." This could be especially true in Standard, where Mirrodin is a huge influence...
I think another...
If you have Ancestral Recall, then that's a different story. Of course, even though this format is now dead, Ancestral Recall was never legal for it...
And here we have a demonstration of Tabasco totally suggesting my girl, Saprazzan Heir. She is the best creature in the game that lets you draw three cards when blocked, hands down. :D
This thread is only kinda old. What I wanted to bring up was the fact that Train suggested WALKING SPONGE!
Wow, only at the CPA can someone seriously suggest using Walking Sponge... :)
I am not sure when or where it was first introduced, but there is a new candy called "M-azing." It is a chocolate bar with peanut butter M&M's embedded in it. I mention it because it is the most innovative commercialized candy I have seen in years.
Anybody else tried it?
Sorry for not addressing your post, Rooser. I had been pressed for time. I will add your suggestions and try to get to Mikeymike's later. He suggested a lot of additions, though I'm sure some of them would be extraneous additions (like Polar Kraken, which I have used successfully myself, but...
DÛke: Academy Researchers is fun, but the good creature enchantments are cheap like Rancor and Curiosity which you could simply cast anyway. In order to make Researchers good, you need an expensive creature enchantment, which is almost always a bad card. Metathran Elite gets the bonus regardless...