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Historically, creatures that trade efficiency for a drawback have seen prominent play, but the best of the best include: Honorary Mention: The Echo Squad Originally pitched for Tempest before being pushed to Urza's Block, Echo was a mechanic that let you get a creature for a significant mana discount with a significant drawback: you had to pay the mana cost again the next turn or sacrifice the creature

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RCCC Brave Fire 120 This Pokmon does 30 damage to itself

If you're around the same age as me, you fondly remember playing the Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG for short) for hours in middle school

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