This is how you'll activate Marrow-Gnawer's ability most of the time, as well as for a lot of the instant spells that draw you cards at the cost of sacrificing a creature
This makes every starter deck important as they may contain cards that become very good, even if theyre not good on release
Its effective creature removal that can also tap down two blockers on the pivotal turn (one during your opponents end step, one during your turn before you attack)
That planeswalker cost five instead of four, but all of that mana was a single color instead of two
These towering creatures were predominantly focused in green for many years fittingly, Id say until the Lorwyn-Shadowmoor block introduced white and black kindred support for Magic s leafy giants (though the Golgari-colored Ebony Treefolk from 2001s Apocalypse was the first non-green Treefolk in the games history)
On many occasions the effect is better as it gives you more action right away