Abilities aside, the artwork is truly outstanding, with a shimmering gold holofoil and colorful art by the talented Alice Pisoni
Score: 8.0 Shadows of the Past If youre running a super grindy deck, Shadows of the Past is a solid way to close out the game
You can target different creatures with each successful hit with Sword of Truth and Justice, and then proliferate all your counters up, growing your team with every attack until theyre more than your opponents can handle
But this isn't a combo deck that relies on having exactly the right cards - it uses a lot of ramp abilities to increase your ink and card draw abilities to stock your hand
And if it does rear its flaming head, chances are, prices for that version will fly at least as high as the Inferno X Japanese card
A comparison that led many to write it off early as a flop