Other new mechanics specific to this set, Tiered spells and Job Select, are also fun and well represent Final Fantasy, but from a Magic perspective, they are similar to previous existing mechanics
Along with Evolution Sages proliferate ability, you can expedite how fast the poison counters increase for your opponents after you have attacked with Tyrranax Rex and Tyrranax Atrocity
While this may seem a detrimental effect, cards like the titular Iago or Giant Cobra - Ghostly Serpent have great stats for their cost, making them very powerful in terms of controlling the board
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker Nobody likes taking damage, and Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker gently encourages your opponents not to damage you, else they reap terrible consequences
However, no other card in the game offers such a strong advantage
The idea of pyromancy, hurling flame like you'd found the right flower in the Mushroom Kingdom, is so alluring that one of the game's first Planeswalkers (Chandra Nalaar) was designed as an embodiment of the concept