The huge draw of this particular drop, however, is Cast-Off Consort
Even some of the most experienced players will swing a deal for, say, a playset of Gravecrawlers and then declare, Well, I guess Im building R/B Vengevine now! As we discussed earlier, the most expensive cards in a given format tend to be the most stable
Pincher Beetles Rarity: Common TYPE: Creature SUBTYPE: Insect CMC: 3 Mana cost: USD: $0.10 EUR: 0.08 TIX: 0.09 EDHREC RANK: 28900 (3/1) Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Pine Barrens Rarity: Uncommon TYPE: Land SUBTYPE: - CMC: 0 Mana cost: USD: $1.72 EUR: 1.17 TIX: 0.24 EDHREC RANK: 20990 This land enters tapped
It's going to play a nice Baneslayer Angel between your draw step and its own ability
Being able to stack your deck with any number of Gobbies is surely a major payoff for this creature hitting the battlefield, but any forced shuffle or milling thwarts your plans
Translating this aesthetic to a card is certainly possible, as evidenced by the Marvel Masterpieces trading card series (which I first learned about through Donny Caltriders thoroughgoing, caring, and exuberant analysis series)
