You can only use this effect of "The Ice-Bound God" once per turn
If the player uses Max Elixir, the number of Dark energies in play can be as high as 8-9, allowing the player to deal 180 damage on the very first turn, which is borderline broken.
(Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put two +1/+1 counters on it.) Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it attacks, tap target creature defending player controls
As its relatively easy to get cards into play thanks to Sapphires ramp-up capabilities, you can shoot off a Steal from the Rich and quest a bunch of characters to really mess with your opponents Lore
Since its initial printing, it has been printed on individual cards from a few sets, but never as a major set mechanic outside Guilds of Ravnica
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