To get the most out of those spells, it helps to be able to afford the mana cost early in the game
They were built for bulk orders, not for the one card that actually matters to you
The Idol is here to turn into a dork and block a lethal attack on a key planeswalker that we need to keep around
The 16 most expensive Magic: The Gathering cards are: Pristine Alpha Black Lotus - $3 million The 1/1 One Ring - $2 million Black Lotus Autographed Alpha - $800,000 Mox Opal - $108,000 Lord of the Pit Alpha - $105,000 Timetwister Alpha - $84,000 Splendid Genesis - $72,000 Vesuvan Doppelganger - $63,000 Ancestral Recall Alpha - $36,000 Phoenix Heart - $27,500 Euroakus - $25,200 Time Walk Gamma - $26,400 Fraternal Exaltation - $23,750 Mox Emerald Alpha - $18,000 Underground Sea Alpha - $17,500 Mox Sapphire Unlimited- $16,800 Pristine Alpha Black Lotus Price: $3 million With the printing of the One of One Ring in 2023, there was a brief window when the Black Lotus wasn't the most valuable magic card of all time
Combining this black enchantment with a bomb like a Blasphemous Act and The Lord of Pains triggered ability can also take a huge chunk out of an opponents life total, possibly eliminating them
All feel like valid strategies to me
