Sure, actual Sneak Attack costs five total mana to snap down an Emrakul, the Aeons Torn where Purphoros costs eight for the first effect and cant cheat in Eldrazi, but if youre putting in something that costs eight or so, its best to think of Purphoros as upfront investment to ramp into a haste threat, much like a Circuitous Route if Circuitous Route also could be a 7/6
2 Likes WayneAlanGrading November 8, 2022, 8:13pm 7 Finger pyramid of evil contemplation Rattlesnake November 8, 2022, 8:13pm 8 Yea it helps hold sand and lint in place so it can grind in deeper
Then, they stop being Goaded before you attack
Some of the most important will always be Supporter cards, which have some of the most powerful effects of any Trainer card
There's going to be times as well where your mana investment for the card doesn't give you a ton of power off of it thanks to removal or even countermagic, making the options we already have better
They are great at one specific thing and do lots of other things passably well to offset the narrowness of their main perk