This quintessential mana rock can slot into any deck for general ramping purposes, especially to get a 3- to 4-drop commander out faster
We have access to Mana Drain, Counterspell, Power Sink, Spell Blast, Force Spike, etc
I remember people seeing Tibalt and the two-mana cost to the card exciting players who wanted to try seeing what they could do with it
The other reason was that Fires of Yavimaya was in exactly the right spot on the mana curve
Chart shows the price of Hau #144 at the end of each month going back as long as we have tracked the item.
20 years down the line, Im still incredibly enthusiastic about completing sets, that sense of discovery never went away, while the majority of modern sets dont quite do the same for me I still enjoy them very much and having a community of people here who have wonderful and unique experiences with Pokemon really reinforces my love for the series